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Republican Primary 2016
January 15, 2016
Steven Cohen
Rick Santorum: Deporting immigrants is a “gift” to their native countries.
January 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
As we head into the GOP debate, the primary is starting to resemble the end of Reservoir Dogs.
January 15, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Yes, it’s safe to Google “Rick Santorum.”
January 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
This clip from the undercard debate shows just how out of touch the GOP is on gun control.
January 14, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Is Carly Fiorina’s dig at Hillary Clinton the most sexist comment yet in the Republican primary?
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz has the same “dead broke” problem that dogged Hillary Clinton.
January 14, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Watch the “Official Donald Trump Jam,” a loving tribute to the Donald.
January 14, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Donald Trump’s mouth is a lot like Kim Kardashian’s derrière, according to Carly Fiorina.
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
This says so much.
January 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Ted Cruz Will Be a Big Fat Target at Tonight’s Debate
Leading in the polls in Iowa, and reeling from a controversy surrounding his connections to Goldman Sachs, Cruz finds himself in the crosshairs.
January 14, 2016
David Dayen
Ted Cruz Is a Perfect Example of Why the 1% Runs Washington
January 14, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s GOP Debate
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Thursday’s Debate Is Make-or-Break for the GOP Establishment
Short of a Rubio miracle, party insiders will need to start thinking about which of two evils they fear less.
January 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Fear of a Canadian Planet
Republican concerns about Ted Cruz's citizenship are part of a long history of apprehension surrounding the Great White North.
January 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Did Ted Cruz really pour his life savings into his 2012 Senate campaign? Or did he just ask for a huge loan from Goldman Sachs?
January 13, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Chris Christie says a journalist misquoted him about Planned Parenthood. That journalist is now his spokesperson.
January 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Republican Party elites are starting to indicate that Rubio should be the guy to take on Cruz and Trump.
January 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Everything’s coming up Ted Cruz.
January 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Nikki Haley’s Two-Front War
In her State of the Union response, Haley had to fight both Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
January 12, 2016
Jeet Heer
Nikki Haley Will Be Responding to Trump, not Obama
The South Carolina governor is the GOP's answer to Trumpism—but it's not enough.

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