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Election 2016
February 26, 2016
Brian Beutler
Marco Rubio’s Trump Attacks Expose Uncomfortable Truths for the Right
They raise the question of how a crooked demagogue managed to commandeer the Republican Party, almost without trying.
February 26, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Rubio insults Trump and immigrants for being bad spellers, while proving he can’t read.
February 26, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The GOP race has boiled down to two men: The con artist vs. Mr. Meltdown.
February 26, 2016
Laura Reston
Ad Wars 2016: The Search for the Elusive Silver Bullet
With Super Tuesday looming, candidates like Marco Rubio are spending millions on the long-shot hope of producing one game-changing ad. Plus: This week’s campaign ad round-up.
February 26, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Highlights from the tenth Republican presidential debate.
February 26, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Bloodied But Unbowed
At Thursday's debate, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz finally scored points against the front-runner. But why did they wait so long?
February 26, 2016
Laura Reston
This is the moment Donald Trump tried to sweep months of racism under the rug.
February 26, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Here are all the weird things Ben Carson said at tonight’s GOP debate.
February 26, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Even Glenn Beck, a Ted Cruz supporter, thinks Marco Rubio is “killing it” at tonight’s GOP debate.
February 26, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
“We are the party of diversity,” says Marco Rubio, completely without irony.
February 26, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Is Telemundo Trump’s new Fox?
February 26, 2016
Jeet Heer
Why is Donald Trump obsessed with shame?
February 25, 2016
Adam Peck
Hillary Clinton regrets using the term “superpredator” in a speech 20 years ago.
February 25, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Hey, Marco Rubio has hit upon a campaign strategy that might actually work.
February 25, 2016
Adam Peck
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox won’t pay for Donald Trump’s f--kng wall.
February 25, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
There’s a significant hitch to Marco Rubio’s big plan to beat Donald Trump.
February 25, 2016
MagazineJoshua Cohen
Bernie’s Complaint
The reluctant roots of his radicalism.
February 25, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Mitt Romney probably could have taken Donald Trump.
February 25, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 3: Dr. Strangetrump
Can conservatives learn to stop worrying and love Donald Trump?
February 25, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s GOP Debate

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