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Democratic Primary 2016
February 5, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Here are just a few of the ways Hillary Clinton has defined herself as a progressive tonight.
February 5, 2016
Rebecca Leber
We miss Martin O’Malley already.
February 5, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Hillary to Bernie: I can’t be the establishment because I’m a woman.
February 5, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Hillary calls the Sanders campaign’s attacks on her Wall Street ties an “artful smear.”
February 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are squabbling about the definition (and etymology) of “progressive” again.
February 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Martin O’Malley’s podium at tonight’s Democratic debate is a metaphor.
February 5, 2016
Jamil Smith
Hillary Clinton needs to make a better case for pragmatism.
February 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
The question of whether Clinton is a real progressive will be at the heart of tonight’s debate.
February 4, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
We haven’t heard the last of the Iowa Democratic Caucus results.
February 4, 2016
Jeet Heer
How Hillary Clinton Can Win Over Millennials
After a dismal showing with young voters in Iowa, the Democratic frontrunner needs to show in Thursday night's debate that she can effectively address young voters' economic anxieties.
February 4, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton’s Bet on Flint
There's more than one reason the Democratic candidate has jumped on the city's water crisis.
February 4, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Bernie Sanders’s latest endorsement could be big.
February 4, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know about Thursday’s Democratic Debate
The gloves are coming off as the candidates head into the New Hampshire primary.
February 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
Bernie Sanders Will Be Unelectable If He Keeps This Up
His Twitter feud with Hillary revealed a core issue that should dominate Thursday's debate.
February 4, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Bernie and Hillary’s Battle for the Soul of Progressivism
It got ugly this week—and couldn't be better for both of them.
February 4, 2016
Adam Peck
Hillary Clinton on being paid $675,000 by Goldman Sachs: “That’s what they offered.”
February 4, 2016
Jeet Heer
Hillary still believes there’s a “vast right-wing conspiracy.” Bernie believes something different.
February 4, 2016
Steven Cohen
Hillary Clinton was asked about her Twitter beef with Bernie Sanders. Her answer was more revealing than she thinks.
February 4, 2016
Jeet Heer
We found out many things about Bernie Sanders tonight, including his feelings about his singing voice.
February 4, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Did Bernie Sanders just reveal his true religious beliefs?

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