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Ted Cruz
December 6, 2016
Alex Shephard, Laura Reston
Trump’s Political Lesson: Humiliate, or Be Humiliated
Humiliation was the driving force of a presidential election in which the rules of decorum were laid to waste.
November 8, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Our 10 favorite moments from the 2016 campaign.
November 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Election’s Biggest Loser: NeverTrump
Republicans rallied behind their nominee, but his diehard opponents in the GOP can still fix the party.
October 31, 2016
David Sarasohn
Will Democrats Nuke the Filibuster?
If Democrats win the Senate and the White House, the Republicans' favorite obstructionist tool could be wiped out.
October 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz would rather neuter the Supreme Court than appoint Merrick Garland or any other Democratic nominee.
October 27, 2016
Brian Beutler
Republicans Are Inventing Clinton Scandals to Save Their Shattered Party
This is about political self-preservation, not governmental oversight.
September 29, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is About to Go Nuclear on Hillary Clinton
Trump's surrogates have begun smearing Hillary as an enabler of her husband's infidelity. Wait until Trump himself gets in on the act.
September 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz is humiliating himself because he thinks it will help him become president some day.
September 23, 2016
Nicole Narea
Donald Trump is poisoning the reputation of a generation of Republicans.
September 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein won’t be part of the first debate and that helps Hillary Clinton.
August 22, 2016
Brian Beutler
The rot runs much deeper than most Republicans are willing to admit.
August 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
The GOP’s New Delusion: Hillary Would Be Losing Badly to Any Other Republican
August 8, 2016
Brian Beutler
George P. Bush wins Son of the Year award.
July 29, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 22: What We Learned from the Craziest Two Weeks In 2016 Politics
Russia, are you listening?
July 22, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
A day after his convention speech, Donald Trump is settling the score with Ted Cruz.
July 22, 2016
Brian Beutler
Republicans Have Made a World-Historical Mistake
We’re about to learn just how dangerous Donald Trump is.
July 21, 2016
Brian Beutler
Another way to think of the bomb Ted Cruz dropped on Donald Trump’s convention.
July 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz has carpet-bombed Donald Trump’s big day. Will Trump strike back?
July 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz was out for revenge at the RNC.
July 21, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz’s Betrayal of Donald Trump Was Brilliant
If his bet pays off, he'll be the presumptive frontrunner in the 2020 primary.

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