As primary competitors toss around “internal numbers” to claim victory in the early contests, they’re setting a Trumpian precedent.

There is no easy remedy for the ways in which President Trump threatens the sanctity of our elections.

The senator’s evisceration of her competitors at the Las Vegas Democratic debate hinted at an ability to shatter a long-standing political convention.

There’s public support for the policy, but many voters have questions about how to get it through a Congress that ruins most of what it touches.

The knives came out in Wednesday’s debate, a portent of much more consequential fights to come in 2020.

The former New York mayor isn’t subverting the American electoral system. He’s exploiting its intentional flaws.

The Republican mayor hasn’t quite bought enough of the party to win its nomination, but it’s too close for comfort.

If he wins the nomination, he’ll have to choose a running mate who shares his values but expands his appeal.

For years, the party has pushed for lackluster military candidates and a "camouflage wave." In 2020, many veterans on the left have different ideas.

The Clinton-era avatar of respectable Democratic politics continues to confuse elite opinion with public sentiment.

Sanders's New Hampshire operation is a model for fusing movement politics with a presidential campaign. Can he replicate that model across the country?

Could climate anxiety and young activists change the course of the primary?

The lack of immediate voting results led journalists and candidates to feed needless narratives about corruption and incompetence.

A great nation deserves better than Monday night's comprehensive omnishambles.

As the Iowa caucus looms, this rogue Republican contingent is learning that the Democratic primary doesn't exist to serve its exclusive needs.

No matter how much his record has been covered by the media and his ideas attacked, his opponents persist in claiming he has escaped scrutiny.

That so many in the pundit class promote a candidate credibly accused of being an abusive boss says a lot about their regard for ordinary people.

Voters can have a little certainty about what the party stands for, as a treat.

If this recursive way of thinking about politics captures our imagination, it will imperil America's future.

A great nation deserves a raucous and argumentative primary, not a fake demonstration of unity.