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Republican Presidential Primary
July 31, 2023
Grace Segers
Trump Is Crushing DeSantis (and Every Other GOP Candidate)
A new poll shows the former president dominating the field of Republican presidential contenders.
February 1, 2016
Geoffrey Cowan
Teddy Roosevelt Defends the Presidential Primary
In 1912, the popular third-party candidate stressed "the right of the people to rule" in the first election to truly test the primary system.
December 16, 2015
Ryan Kearney
Half of the Republican candidates in the undercard debate are former Iowa winners.
October 9, 2015
Jacob Bacharach
Ben Carson Is Wrong About the Holocaust: Jews Did Fight Back
September 10, 2015
Suzy Khimm
Donald Trump's Fans Only Hear What They Want to Hear
June 4, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Obama Climate Plan Isn't a Problem for Democrats. It's a Problem for Republicans.
May 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
Rand Paul Clearly Doesn't Understand Why the Economy's Still Struggling

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