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Mary Mihelic and David Gleeson Can Art Trump Trump?
Two artists have repurposed the presidential candidate’s campaign bus in order to critique his controversial views.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters War Is an Afterthought in the Democratic Primary
Many of Hillary Clinton’s endorsers treat her foreign-policy differences with Bernie Sanders as trifling disagreements, even though they could remake the world for the worse.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Was the Iowa Caucus Decided by Coin Flips?
In a historically close election, a handful of delegates were determined by games of chance.
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Jae C. Hong / AP A Tie in Iowa Is a Win for Hillary
Iowa’s Democratic base is among the nation’s whitest and most liberal—but Clinton has a stronger edge almost everywhere else.
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Dave Kaup / Reuters The Strange and Terrifying Case of Ted Cruz's Two Watches
Investigating the candidate’s wearable strategy.
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Paul Sancya / AP Marco Rubio's Difficult Path to the Nomination
The Florida senator turned in a strong showing in Iowa, but his road to victory in the Republican primary remains strewn with obstacles.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters The Great Democratic Age Gap
Young voters in Iowa favored Sanders by a margin of six to one, while older voters went overwhelmingly for Clinton—revealing a party split along generational lines.
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Chris Carlson / AP Ben Carson's Campaign Is Spending Like Crazy
The doctor’s standing has fallen, but his heavy reliance on marketers—many of them employed by his campaign—remains strong.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Hawkeye State Sours on Hawkish Republicans
Four years ago, Iowans rewarded the neocon-inflected campaigns of Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. This year, four of the top five finishers are critics of unnecessary interventions.
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Cheryl Senter / AP An Elegy for Martin O’Malley
The former Maryland governor’s love of Irish poetry provides a fitting send off to his candidacy.
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Mike Stone / Reuters Why Mike Huckabee Lost in 2016
The GOP presidential contender had little to offer voters desperate for something new.
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Chris Keane / Reuters Rubio's Surge Is a Triumph for Trumpism
The Florida senator delivered a surprisingly strong finish in Iowa by embracing the frontrunner’s rhetoric.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters Who Won the Iowa Caucuses?
The 2016 race for president officially started, but the nation is no closer to having a clear front-runner in either party.
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CBS ‘No, It's Iowa’: When TV Dramas Go to Caucus
From The Good Wife to The West Wing, shows have used the Hawkeye State to emphasize the human stakes of America’s national politics.
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Paul Vernon / AP How Many Muslims Will Vote for Donald Trump?
A survey from a leading advocacy group finds American Muslims worried about Islamophobia and the economy, and backing Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and—yes—Trump.
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Patrick Semansky / AP Donald Trump Exposes the Split Between Ordinary and Elite Evangelicals
The faithful have reportedly been either dismayed or infatuated with the Republican frontrunner. Could both narratives be true?
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump on the Brink
Trumpism is an ideology—not just a catharsis.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Uncertain Fate of Early Voting States
Iowa and New Hampshire’s political clout could ride on the results of the 2016 race.
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Paul Sancya / AP The Competing Democratic Coalitions
The battle between Sanders and Clinton is reinforcing some old divisions, even as it scrambles others.
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Matt Young / AP Liz Cheney Makes Nice
The former vice president’s daughter is taking a second shot at Wyoming politics after a disastrous Senate run left her branded a carpetbagger. Why her campaign for the House might have better luck.
