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Ted Cruz
December 17, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Rubio-Cruz Clash Has Donald Trump Laughing All the Way to the Bank
December 16, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Who won the GOP debate?
December 16, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz finally located Marco Rubio’s weak spot: immigration.
December 16, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz is wilting under fierce attacks from Marco Rubio.
December 15, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz is entering the Republican debate with a target on his back.
December 15, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The biggest challenge Ted Cruz faces in tonight’s debate might be just standing next to Donald Trump.
December 14, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Tuesday’s GOP Debate
December 14, 2015
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz also loves Frank Gaffney, the Islamophobe whose flawed data Donald Trump is using to justify banning Muslims from the U.S.
December 14, 2015
Jeet Heer
Hair vs. Hair: Romney Is No Alternative to Trump
Republican elites see Romney as a white knight. But he's actually a precursor to Trumpism.
December 14, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The Ted Cruz campaign built a voter “personality test,” so neurotic gun owners see ads with a robber breaking into a home.
December 14, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is Making Ted Cruz Look Like a Uniter
Even if most Republicans can't stand the guy.
December 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
What Tuesday Night’s Republican Debate Means for Refugees
It's time for GOP candidates to prove they're serious about security—or not.
December 14, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz’s dastardly scheme to win the Republican nomination is bearing fruit.
December 11, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The 2016 Republican field is packed with socially awkward candidates.
December 10, 2015
Clare Foran
Ted Cruz’s Tiny Army of Climate-Denying Scientists
December 10, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Is it Dangerous to Be a Muslim in Texas?
Faith groups fear that anti-refugee sentiment is creating an "environment of permission" for violence against Muslims.
December 10, 2015
Steven Cohen
Why Ted Cruz Is Happy Hiding in Donald Trump’s Shadow
The Texas senator's own politics of racial division seem somewhat palatable by comparison.
December 9, 2015
Brian Beutler
Trump Proves That Liberals Have Been Right All Along
The left nailed the pathology of the conservative movement years ago. The Donald is just making that impossible to deny.
December 8, 2015
Laura Reston
Rubio vs. Cruz: Gaming the Big Battle of the GOP Primary
Will their heated attacks lead to mutual assured destruction? Or will one emerge victorious?
December 8, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Hillaryland thinks Ted Cruz will be the GOP nominee (maybe).

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