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Bob Dole Warns of ‘Cataclysmic’ Losses With Ted Cruz, and Says Donald Trump Would Do Better
The animosity between the two men began after Mr. Cruz invoked Mr. Dole’s name as an example of the missteps the party had made with past presidential nominees — as in, “Remember President Dole? Remember President McCain? Remember President Romney?” By Maggie Haberman.
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Who Lost the White Working Class?
Republicans have engaged in a lot of pandering and race-baiting, but that's not the whole story. Democrats done nothing to change the vicious cycle of wealth and power that has rigged the economy for the benefit of those at the top, and undermined the working class. In some respects, Democrats have been complicit in it.
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Does America need to change how it elects its presidents?
Is there a greater democratic show on earth than the American presidential election? Indian polls, where elephants ferry electronic voting machines into the foothills of the Himalayas and pyrotechnics explode at the moment of victory, are doubtless more picturesque. Afghan votes, where women queue at polling stations dressed in sky-blue burkas, and warlords darken the process with their guns and menace, are more epic.
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The Man Behind Ted Cruz
Equal parts drill sergeant, data junkie, brawler, and entrepreneur, Jeff Roe will do anything to win. Just watch. By Andy Kroll.
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Campaigning in style: How Jeb Bush blew through his warchest
There were stays at boutique hotels featuring rooftop pools, private soirees at members-only, jacket-and-tie clubs and fundraisers at the Four Seasons, the St. Regis and the Mandarin Oriental. By Michelle Conlin and Grant Smith.
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Why Evangelicals Won’t Save Ted Cruz
The religious voters Cruz was counting on are ditching the Bible thumper for Donald Trump. By Tina Nguyen.
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Trump: Fishtown’s Champion Against Belmont
If Trump is a judgment on the GOP, he's also a judgment on conservative Christians. By Rod Dreher.
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Nor a Lender Be
Hillary Clinton, liberal virtue, and the cult of the microloan. By Thomas Frank.
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Bill Kristol knows his predictions have been bad but he’s going to keep making them
Pundit Bill Kristol has a spotty track record for predictions, but it hasn’t stopped the forecasts from coming. By Paul Farhi. (Feb. 17)
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The Secret Wizard of the Far Right
Business is booming for the guy who helped launch the political careers of Tea Partiers like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. By Jason Zengerle.
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Ted Cruz’s dad: My son ran for president after God sent his wife a sign
And other tales from Rafael Cruz’s world of extreme Christian fundamentalism. By David Corn.
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Trump shatters the Republican Party
How the 2016 primary will define the GOP for years to come. By Shane Goldmacher.
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GOP groups prepare to unload on Obama SCOTUS pick
Oppo research and ad blitzes are well underway. 'They’re going to light this person up,' a Republican aide says.By Burgess Everett and Anna Palmer.
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Death and Politics: Did a Vicious Campaign Drive a Candidate to Suicide?
A Republican kingmaker, Ted Cruz's campaign manager and questions of faith hounded an "anti-corruption" crusader until his tragic end. By Andy Kroll.
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Revenge of the Simple: How George W. Bush Gave Rise to Trump
Bush was just an appetizer — Trump would be the main course, By Matt Taibbi.
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At Secretive Meeting, Tech CEOs And Top Republicans Commiserate, Plot To Stop Trump
Karl Rove shared focus group findings that give hope to the GOP establishment. By Ryan Grim, Nick Baumann, and Matt Fuller.
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When Political Parties Splinter
As Republican Party leaders split between the #NeverTrumps and those who say they will support Donald Trump — or even offer him their endorsement — the emerging conventional wisdom is that the GOP is on the verge of a significant divide. It’s an extraordinary moment; American parties don’t permanently splinter very often…By Julia Azari.
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Mitt Romney Is The Real Super-Fraud
Here’s the Proof, Chapter and Verse. By David Stockman. (Mar. 3)
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Debriefing Mike Murphy
Why the Right Failed to Rise. By Matt Labash. (Mar. 28)
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Motley Cruz: Ted’s Wacky Foreign Policy Team
Neocons and conspiracy theorists have joined the Texas senator. By Jacob Heilbrunn.
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