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Republican Debates 2016
January 27, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Republican Establishment Needs a Miracle to Stop Trump
Prayer would be a safer bet than the strategies the party is actually employing.
January 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
How the Bernie-Hillary Fight Over Obamacare Is Putting the GOP to Shame
The very existence of the Democratic debate over health care indicts the Republican Party's near-total indifference to the issue.
January 15, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz was good last night. But he wasn’t that good.
January 15, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Who won the GOP debate?
January 15, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The Republican Candidates Can’t Say How Obama Wrecked the Economy
Fear-mongering about ISIS is just so much easier.
January 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz’s closing statement: “Hey, you should really go see the new Michael Bay movie.”
January 15, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Rubio tries to sidestep his weakness on immigration. It’s about the “crazies” now.
January 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
Thursday’s Debate Was a Nightmare for the GOP Establishment
The hope was that Rubio would rise and Cruz and Trump would stumble. That didn't happen.
January 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Apocalypse Now and Then
The Republican fear-mongering rooted in Reagan nostalgia
January 15, 2016
Bijan Stephen
Two hours into the 6th GOP debate and no mention of Black Lives Matter.
January 15, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Who are Donald Trump’s Muslim, tractor-purchasing, Asian-market-watching friends?
January 15, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
There were about 11 different layers of identity politics in Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s fight over whether New Yorkers are good.
January 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Jeb the Fighter has retired. Jeb is Mr. Polite now.
January 15, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Marco Rubio struggles to explain how, exactly, Obama is going to take everyone’s guns away.
January 15, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
The GOP candidates keep calling Obama a “child.”
January 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Are the Bill of Rights ranked in order of importance?
January 15, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Free advice for Ben Carson: Never read the comments.
January 15, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Asked about modern warfare, Ben Carson waxed apocalyptic about exoatmosphere nuke attacks.
January 15, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Fox’s Neil Cavuto: What if the economy tanks again? (Thanks, Obama.)
January 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz turns on his former law professor.

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