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Republican Primary 2016
March 1, 2023
The Soapbox
Republicans’ View on What They Can Do to Stop Trump: Nothing
Establishment Republicans really don’t want Trump as their nominee. What they can do to prevent it is another matter.
October 3, 2017
Who would Marco Rubio be in Game of Thrones?
October 25, 2016
File this one away under “ledes about Marco Rubio that liberals will love.”
August 22, 2016
The rot runs much deeper than most Republicans are willing to admit.
August 9, 2016
Despite his new economic plan, Donald Trump is still stuck in the primaries.
July 25, 2016
The DNC looks—and sounds—a lot like the RNC.
July 21, 2016
Ted Cruz was out for revenge at the RNC.
July 20, 2016
Ted Cruz is trapped between the past (two months ago), the present (the RNC), and the future (2020).
July 20, 2016
Day three of the RNC is all about the losers.
July 20, 2016
Is Trump’s veep going to run the entire government?
July 13, 2016
Corey Lewandowski is getting paid by both CNN and Donald Trump.
July 11, 2016
The Donald Trump veepstakes odds changed over the weekend.
July 11, 2016
Will Trump Go Pence, Or Go Rogue?
Maybe he really does want a general for a running mate. Or maybe he's just been playing the media—and the GOP elite—one more time.
July 6, 2016
Sorry, Conservatives: Trump Won’t Just Disappear After November
Republican intellectuals plan to take back their party after the election, but they can't face the fact that Trump will remain a major player.
June 27, 2016
Donald Trump can’t find a way to criticize Elizabeth Warren without demeaning Native Americans.
June 23, 2016
Podcast
Primary Concerns Episode 18: Trump Steaks and Veepstakes
Conservative Matt Lewis warns of the folly of dumping Trump, and Washington Post satirist Alexandra Petri skewers VP speculation.
June 22, 2016
You Can’t Polish a Trump
His big anti-Clinton speech was scripted, on-message—and dull.
June 22, 2016
Marco Rubio still doesn’t really want to be a senator.
June 20, 2016
Magazine
The “I’m Rubber, You’re Glue” Candidate
Our analysis of every primary-season attack ad reveals how Donald Trump defied the conventional wisdom.
June 14, 2016
Donald Trump is still trying to win the Republican primary.

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