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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters A Campaign-Finance Fiction Crumbles
Super PACs are supposed to be completely independent—but candidates and journalists alike rarely bother to make that distinction anymore.
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Chris Carlson / AP Why Fiorina Won
The only female candidate on the GOP debate stage proved she could hang with the boys—but also represent “women all over this country.”
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The Enduring Weirdness of 'He Kept Us Safe'
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Mario Anzuoni / AP Say Goodbye to the GOP's Undercard Debate?
The Republican National Committee is waiting to see how many candidates drop out before committing to the same format in October.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Trump's Last Stand?
The Republican frontrunner’s weak showing in Wednesday’s debate has political observers (nervously, tentatively) predicting he’ll finally start to fade.
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Mark J. Terrill / AP The Republican Rivals Battle for Dominance
Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Carly Fiorina tussled in the second Republican debate—but who left looking like a commander in chief?
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Mark J. Terrill / AP Who Won the Second Republican Presidential Debate?
The GOP rivals squared off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and a surprising victor emerged.
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Liveblogging the Debate
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Barack Obama Finds Support in Donald Trump, Jeb Bush
The president renewed his push to eliminate a tax loophole benefitting the wealthy, thanks to the two Republican candidates.
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Darren Hauck / Reuters Meet the New Hillary
Can the Democratic frontrunner turn around her struggling campaign—or is it time to panic?
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AP Donald Trump Is Reagan’s Heir
The real-estate mogul is deploying similar tactics, but can he convince America to take a chance on him like the nation once did with Reagan?
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David Moir / Reuters How 'Caddyshack' Explains the Presidential Race
A brash, rich lout crashes the party—and becomes an instant crowd favorite.
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Chris Tilley / Reuters Gaffe Track: Huckabee's Supreme Confusion About Dred Scott
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy Isn't 'Muscular'—It's Bellicose
When the press mistakes being hawkish for being tough, it distorts the political debate.
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Molly Riley / AP Can the Next President Repudiate Obama's Iran Agreement?
Marco Rubio says he’d abandon the deal if Congress fails to reject it—and his rhetoric may damage America’s ability to negotiate future accords.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Hillary Clinton’s Bungled Reboot
Bumbling through new strategies publicly, reversing herself on an email apology within 24 hours—has the Democrat learned any of the lessons of 2008?
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Reuters The Republican Revolt
Rank-and-file GOPers are giving vent to their disappointment and frustration—and with or without Trump, their insurrectionary mood seems unlikely to change.
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Reuters NBC Should Release Raw Footage of 'The Apprentice'
Would Donald Trump still seem like a good leader if his reality television show had offered an unedited view of his style?
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Jim Young / AP Ben Carson Gets His Bounce
After a lackluster summer, the famous neurosurgeon is finally surging—but his reliance on the conservative grassroots might be a burden as much as a boon.
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