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Mike Theiler / Reuters The Grand Old Poem of Donald Trump
“I still don’t like that coiffed Trump man. But I guess he’s our Republican.”
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Hard Truths About How to Beat Donald Trump
The odds of defeating the billionaire depend in part on whether Americans who oppose him do what’s effective—or what feels emotionally satisfying.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Just When Was America Great?
A person’s age plays a role in when they think United States was at its peak—and Baby Boomers have a particularly dim view of the present.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How the Supreme Court Fight Followed Senators Home
Democrats are looking to hit Republican lawmakers where they’re most vulnerable.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Day the Republican Party Died
With Donald Trump its presumptive nominee after his win in the Indiana primary, the GOP will never be the same.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters How Donald Trump Speaks to—and About—Minorities
Does the presumptive Republican nominee see African Americans and Hispanics as part of the American “we”?
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Bernie Sanders Gets a Boost in Indiana
The Democratic U.S. presidential candidate secured a win over Hillary Clinton when he desperately needed it.
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Darron Cummings / AP Ted Cruz Drops His U.S. Presidential Bid—Until 2020
The Texas senator stepped out of this year’s race after a stinging defeat by Donald Trump in Indiana. But he’s not going anywhere.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters It's Trump
Ted Cruz suspends his campaign after losing Indiana, all but assuring the front-runner of the Republican nomination.
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AJ Mast / AP Ted Cruz Deserves Some Credit
What if more politicians wandered away from their sympathetic crowds to engage directly with people of opposing views?
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Joel Page / Reuters Donald Trump's War on Truth
The Republican front-runner’s repetition of a blatantly ridiculous story about Ted Cruz’s father shows his symbiotic relationship with the press.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Hoop Dreams in the Hoosier State
What’s the difference between politics and basketball in Indiana?
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Michael Conroy / AP It's a Different Story Down the Ballot
In Indiana, an outsider candidate for Senate struggles to replicate the enthusiasm that has propelled Trump and Cruz.
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Randall Hill / Reuters How Do You Build a Political Movement?
A fundraising fight between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton highlights competing visions over money in politics, and how to strengthen the political left.
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John Sommers II / Reuters Can Clinton Win Back Appalachia?
She dominated among the white working class in Kentucky and West Virginia in 2008, but many of those voters have deserted her this time around.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters How the Party Decided on Trump
The billionaire’s bid for the nomination was opposed by many insiders—but his success reveals the ascendance of other elements of the party coalition.
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Chris Keane / Reuters What's the Goal of Voter-ID Laws?
Former Senator Jim DeMint says that in states that have enacted strict requirements, “elections begin to change towards more conservative candidates.”
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Will Evangelical Voters Seal Ted Cruz's Doom?
If the Texan loses to Donald Trump in Indiana, it will be a fitting coda to a campaign in which he’s failed to win over the Christian voters expected to form his base of support.
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Mark Theiler / Reuters How the U.S. Congress Keeps Getting Paid to Do Nothing
Members of the House are trying to pass a bill that would suspend legislators' salaries if they can't pass a budget. They haven't had much success.
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David Becker / Reuters Indiana Governor Mike Pence Endorses Ted Cruz
“I’m not against anybody,” he said, “but I will be voting for Ted Cruz in the upcoming Republican primary.”
