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January 6, 2016
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz has released his weirdest campaign ad yet.
January 6, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump is a Ted Cruz birther and it’s fantastic.
January 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
Ted Cruz’s anti-Obama ad plays on old wartime paranoia.
January 5, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Ted Cruz might not be Christian enough for the Christian right.
January 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump is no longer the most extreme GOP candidate on immigration.
January 5, 2016
Brian Beutler
No, the Bundys Aren’t Terrorists
Let's not spoil the anti-Bundy consensus by playing the T-word game.
January 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz Won’t Be Burned Twice by the Bundys
Cruz was once eager to embrace their cause. Now he's just as eager to disavow them. What happened?
January 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The Bundys are back.
December 31, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Ben Carson raised more money than Ted Cruz in the latest quarter.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz agree: ISIS is committing genocide against Christians.
December 28, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Ugly, Offensive Year in Immigration Politics
Xenophobic rhetoric overwhelmed meaningful action to address the reasons migrants are on the move in record numbers.
December 23, 2015
Brian Beutler
According to Republicans, the people trying to secure voting rights for minorities are the real racists.
December 23, 2015
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz is exploiting a cartoon that made fun of him for exploiting his family to raise money.
December 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Byron York is old enough to remember that Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have remarkably different immigration records.
December 21, 2015
Laura Reston
Watch Ted Cruz read Christmas classics like “How Obamacare Stole Christmas” and “Rudolf the Underemployed Reindeer.”
December 20, 2015
Brian Beutler
Democrats Get Trump Better Than Republicans Do
In Saturday's debate, the candidates made clear they don't share the GOP establishment's wishful thinking that the Donald will fade away.
December 18, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz is taking a subtle shot at Marco Rubio in his new campaign ad.
December 18, 2015
Jeet Heer
Who Will Stop Republican Islamophobia?
Democrats should make a convincing case against it, but change must come from within the GOP
December 18, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz, a critic of government data collection, is using Santa Claus to get personal information from supporters.
December 18, 2015
Brian Beutler
Democrats Should Squash the Ginned-Up Right-Wing Panic
Saturday's debate is a chance for Clinton, Sanders, and O'Malley to deflate the Republicans' politics of paranoia.

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