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Election 2016
August 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Republican Party Can't Escape Its Past
August 7, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Barack Obama Wanted You to Watch the Debate. Hillary Clinton Didn't.
August 6, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Highlights From the First Republican Debate Night
August 6, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Lindsey Graham: I Wouldn't Disagree With Hillary Clinton on Science of Climate Change
August 6, 2015
The New Republic
Live Blog: The First Republican Debate of 2016
August 6, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Right Message, the Wrong Messenger
Martin O’Malley has a bold new plan to fight structural racism. But will it matter?
August 6, 2015
Laura Reston
It Won't Matter Who "Won" Tonight's Republican Debate
August 6, 2015
Jamil Smith
How Will Republicans Use Cleveland?
Their first debate and convention can be launching pads for a new GOP platform on poverty. But they'll likely just scapegoat the troubled city.
August 6, 2015
John Dombrink
Donald Trump Is a Modern Spiro Agnew
August 6, 2015
Brian Beutler
Tonight’s Republican Debate Is the Party’s Worst Nightmare
August 5, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Republican Candidates Are Not Clones
A guide to the policy positions that could make or break them in the debate
August 5, 2015
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is a Serious Candidate
Don't listen to the media. The GOP's greatest troll has a real chance.
August 3, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Campaign Against Planned Parenthood Is Causing a Headache for Republicans
July 31, 2015
David Dayen
Rick Perry Has Finally Discovered the Wonders of Financial Regulation
July 31, 2015
Paul Blest
Bernie Sanders's Blind Spot on Race Was Imported From Scandinavia
The limits of democratic socialism in America today
July 31, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Bernie Sanders Is Starting to Talk About Race—Awkwardly
He'll need to do more to appeal to minority voters
July 30, 2015
Laura Reston
Donald Trump Isn’t The First Know Nothing to Capture American Hearts
July 29, 2015
Dan Packel
Scott Walker's Philly Screwup Wasn't Ordering American on His Cheesesteak
There's nothing wrong with that. But leaving a mess? How rude.
July 28, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton Keeps Ducking Questions About the Keystone Pipeline
How many different ways can she say "no comment"? Let's count them.
July 27, 2015
Brian Beutler
Would Republicans Support the Americans with Disabilities Act Today?

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