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Ted Cruz
February 1, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
There is one small way that Trump vs. Cruz is like Romney vs. Obama in 2012: it’ll test the power of nerds.
February 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz’s campaign is downplaying expectations.
February 1, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Glenn Beck predicts America’s destruction at the hands of God should Trump be elected president.
February 1, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz’s daughter just doesn’t want to be kissed by Ted Cruz.
February 1, 2016
MagazineBrian Beutler
This Year’s Republican Primary Is a Gamble Seven Years in the Making
Republicans have been demanding an anti-Obama for years—and tonight, they'll begin the process of nominating one.
January 31, 2016
Jeet Heer
The RINO-hunter is now the RINO-hunted.
January 30, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Ted Cruz is under a lot of last-minute fire in Iowa.
January 29, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Two key takeaways from the seventh Republican debate and Trump’s rally.
January 29, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Who won the GOP debate?
January 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz Can’t Take the Heat
Thrust into the limelight by Donald Trump's absence, Cruz gave his worst performance of the cycle at Thursday night's debate.
January 29, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Ted Cruz’s Donald Trump impression sucks.
January 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz still doesn’t understand carpet bombing.
January 29, 2016
Steven Cohen, Laura Reston
Highlights from the Seventh Republican Debate
Here's what you missed.
January 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz knows how to bring it.
January 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s birther attacks against Cruz have been crazy effective.
January 28, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Jeb Bush bet $20 that Trump will show up at the debate, which makes me think he won’t.
January 28, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Has Become the GOP’s Indispensable Man
By withdrawing from the debate, he demonstrated who's in command and who is not.
January 27, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s GOP Debate
January 27, 2016
Steven Cohen
The Zika virus has arrived in the United States. How long before Zika hysteria does, too?
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.

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