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Republican Primary 2016
February 3, 2016
Adam Peck
Jeb Bush’s campaign, in two words: “Please clap.”
February 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump says Ted Cruz “illegally stole” Iowa, then claims he merely “stole” it.
February 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Rand Paul has dropped out of the 2016 presidential race.
February 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump is learning.
February 2, 2016
Brian Beutler
Marco Rubio’s path to victory has an underpants gnome problem.
February 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Trump-mentum meets truck-mentum.
February 2, 2016
Elaine Teng
Donald Trump once did the draw for English soccer’s League Cup. Really.
February 2, 2016
Brian Beutler
The GOP’s Donald Trump Nightmare Is Far From Over
Will he rebound from his underperformance in Iowa, or is his demise finally upon us?
February 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Rubio-mentum is real. Are Jeb Bush and Chris Christie going to play spoiler?
February 2, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly, Emma Foehringer Merchant
Five Takeaways From the Iowa Caucuses
Cruz wins. Clinton and Sanders play to a virtual tie. And Trump isn't going anywhere...
February 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump lost, but he still did pretty well.
February 2, 2016
Jamil Smith
In his victory speech, Ted Cruz mistakes Iowa for Cleveland.
February 2, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Republican Establishment Is Still on the Ropes
Rubio performed well in Iowa, but Ted Cruz’s victory heralds a seismic GOP primary.
February 2, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Donald Trump just disappointed us for a second time tonight by not throwing a tantrum over losing Iowa.
February 2, 2016
Steven Cohen
Rubio is acting like he won Iowa, even though he came in third just like he knew he would.
February 2, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Eight years after winning Iowa handily, Mike Huckabee suspends his campaign while losing Iowa badly.
February 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz wins Iowa. Repeat, Ted Cruz wins Iowa.
February 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why doesn’t Ben Carson just buy new clothes?
February 2, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
These are the best (worst) tweets for American democracy from the Iowa caucuses so far.
February 2, 2016
Adam Peck
Ben Carson is going home after Iowa, either for a nap or some fresh clothes.

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