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Election 2016
February 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
This video is proof the GOP will say anything to block Obama’s Supreme Court nomination.
February 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
How the Southern Strategy Made Donald Trump Possible
In states like South Carolina, the mogul reaps the benefits of the GOP's longstanding appeal to racism.
February 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Now back to your regular programming: A new poll shows Trump with a big lead.
February 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz “sang” a Stevie Wonder song on CNN and even he admitted it was “painfully horrible.”
February 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump knows he can fling bull without being challenged.
February 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump reminds us high school never ends.
February 18, 2016
Adam Peck
Donald Trump has been dethroned.*
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Paul Krugman is now accusing Bernie Sanders of “deep voodoo” economics.
February 17, 2016
Adam Peck
Marco Rubio wins the most coveted Republican endorsement in South Carolina.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Bill de Blasio’s “America” is a pastrami sandwich.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
If the GOP presidential race were a David Lynch movie, it would be this video.
February 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Did Mitch McConnell Blow It?
Republicans are already breaking ranks over the Supreme Court vote. But with McConnell, there's always a method.
February 17, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Hillary Clinton had a beautiful moment in Harlem when the crowd cheered her through a coughing fit.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Beware articles bearing charming anecdotes of presidential candidates playing basketball.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Breaking: Conservative voters don’t care about Republican orthodoxy.
February 17, 2016
MagazineDavid Dayen
How to Solve America’s Constitutional Crisis: End the Permanent Campaign
Non-stop electioneering inevitably overshadows our existing government.
February 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
With Jeb flashing his gun on Twitter, the GOP race enters Freudian territory.
February 16, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Another key demographic Donald Trump is poaching from Ted Cruz: cigar smokers.
February 16, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Senate Republicans are starting to walk back their initial SCOTUS freak-out.
February 16, 2016
Clio Chang
A pillow was found on top of Antonin Scalia’s face and the people want to know How It Got There.

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