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Republican Debates 2016
December 15, 2015
Brian Beutler
Will CNN Break Donald Trump’s Grip on the Republican Debate?
Republicans should be desperate for a more wide-ranging exchange that goes beyond xenophobia and Islamophobia.
December 14, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Tuesday’s GOP Debate
December 14, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is Making Ted Cruz Look Like a Uniter
Even if most Republicans can't stand the guy.
December 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
What Tuesday Night’s Republican Debate Means for Refugees
It's time for GOP candidates to prove they're serious about security—or not.
November 24, 2015
Brian Beutler
Any second thoughts on neutering those debate moderators, Reince Priebus?
November 14, 2015
Jacqueline Feldman
Hey, I’m Running for President Here!
How the New York accent gives Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders the edge in debate.
November 11, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The Hillary Clinton Living Inside the Republican Brain
November 11, 2015
Steven Cohen
The GOP’s Immigration Split Is an Opportunity for Rubio
November 11, 2015
Laura Reston
Cruz In Control: Why the Texas Senator's Plan to Avoid the Spotlight Is Working
November 11, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The GOP's New Prescription for Eating the Poor
November 11, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Ben Carson's Economics Speak Directly to Evangelicals
November 11, 2015
Rebecca Leber
We Can Stop Pretending Any of the 2016 Republicans Believe in Science
November 11, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans Got the Debate They Wanted—And So Did Democrats
November 11, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Jeb Bush Falls Flat at the GOP Debate
And his plan to attack Marco Rubio is a gift to the Rubio campaign
November 11, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
What Happened to the Donald Trump We Know and Grudgingly Love?
November 11, 2015
Jamil Smith
Ben Carson's Plan to Reduce Black Unemployment Is All Wrong
November 11, 2015
Brian Beutler
The GOP Debate: Republicans Have No Answer to the Key 2016 Question
November 11, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant, Gwyneth Kelly
Highlights from the Fourth Republican Debate
November 11, 2015
Jeet Heer
Chris Christie's Embarrassing Electability Argument
November 11, 2015
The New Republic Staff
Live Blog: The Fourth Republican Debate of 2016

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