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Ted Cruz
February 22, 2016
Adam Peck
Rick Tyler, an exceptional flack, was just fired by Ted Cruz.
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Trump: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, maybe Marco also isn’t eligible to be president.
February 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hey, looks like Ted Cruz also won South Carolina!
February 21, 2016
Brian Beutler
Can Marco Rubio Win Anywhere?
Donald Trump's landslide victory in South Carolina is a waking nightmare for the Republican Party.
February 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
Marco Rubio’s Big Test
Spin can’t save him from a third-place finish in South Carolina—but it also won't save his opponents if he comes in second.
February 19, 2016
Jacob Bronsther
How Radical Islam Explains the Appeal of Trump and Cruz
Both candidates are tapping into powerful forces that are unleashed when a great community perceives it’s in decline.
February 18, 2016
Adam Peck
Here’s a funny Photoshop job of Marco Rubio shaking hands with President Obama, courtesy of Ted Cruz.
February 18, 2016
Steven Cohen
The Immigration Debate We’re Not Having
Central American turmoil and the drug war are fueling our immigration problems—but you’d never know it from listening to the Democrats or Republicans.
February 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Now back to your regular programming: A new poll shows Trump with a big lead.
February 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz “sang” a Stevie Wonder song on CNN and even he admitted it was “painfully horrible.”
February 18, 2016
Adam Peck
Donald Trump has been dethroned.*
February 16, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Another key demographic Donald Trump is poaching from Ted Cruz: cigar smokers.
February 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Republican Primary Is Now a Giant Kindergarten Spat
On Saturday night in South Carolina, as rivals tried to outshout Trump, the debate officially sunk to his level.
February 14, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Highlights from the ninth Republican presidential debate.
February 14, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Here’s the exact moment CBS News lost control of the GOP debate in South Carolina.
February 14, 2016
Steven Cohen
Someone hit the SAP button on the Republican debate.
February 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Let’s dispel with this bogus Republican 80-year talking point about Supreme Court nominations.
February 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The GOP’s insta-response to Antonin Scalia’s death: The Senate must not confirm Obama’s nominee.
February 13, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know about Saturday’s GOP Debate
February 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Can South Carolina Live Down To Its Reputation?
The state with a history of the dirtiest Republican primary politics faces a stiff challenge in the age of Trump.

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