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Ted Cruz
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
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
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
Ted Cruz is the first candidate to outfox Donald Trump.
January 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz turns on his former law professor.
January 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
The one thing the Republican candidates can agree on is that the world is a scary place.
January 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
What if you threw a Benghazi and no one came?
January 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
As we head into the GOP debate, the primary is starting to resemble the end of Reservoir Dogs.
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz has the same “dead broke” problem that dogged Hillary Clinton.
January 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Ted Cruz Will Be a Big Fat Target at Tonight’s Debate
Leading in the polls in Iowa, and reeling from a controversy surrounding his connections to Goldman Sachs, Cruz finds himself in the crosshairs.
January 14, 2016
David Dayen
Ted Cruz Is a Perfect Example of Why the 1% Runs Washington
January 14, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s GOP Debate
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Thursday’s Debate Is Make-or-Break for the GOP Establishment
Short of a Rubio miracle, party insiders will need to start thinking about which of two evils they fear less.
January 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Fear of a Canadian Planet
Republican concerns about Ted Cruz's citizenship are part of a long history of apprehension surrounding the Great White North.
January 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Did Ted Cruz really pour his life savings into his 2012 Senate campaign? Or did he just ask for a huge loan from Goldman Sachs?
January 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Republican Party elites are starting to indicate that Rubio should be the guy to take on Cruz and Trump.
January 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Everything’s coming up Ted Cruz.

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