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David Goldman / AP A Debate Between a Hedgehog and a Fox
Bernie Sanders doggedly pursued his one big idea about reforming American politics, while Hillary Clinton detailed her many proposals for change.
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Jim Young / Reuters Carly Fiorina Gets Shut Out
An intense lobbying effort from the former Hewlett-Packard executive didn’t convince ABC News to let her into the next Republican debate.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Marco Rubio Proves Obama's Point About Islam
The Florida senator accused the president, who visited a mosque to promote American values and stress the need for inclusion, of “pitting people against each other.”
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Randall Hill / Reuters What Does It Mean to Be a 'Real Progressive'?
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton fight it out over the political label.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Gaffe Track: Clinton Tries to Explain Away Her Goldman Sachs Speeches
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Matt Rourke / AP Hillary Clinton's Recurring Struggle to Connect With Young Voters
If losing to Obama reached the level of tragedy for the Democratic presidential candidate, failing against Sanders would qualify as farce.
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Brian Frank / Reuters The Necessary Imperfection of Early Primary Polling
A number of factors makes it difficult to predict outcomes based on the numbers.
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Randall Hill / Reuters The Democrats Schedule More Presidential Debates
After a dead heat in Iowa and a lot of arguing, there will be at least one debate a month between now and May.
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Brian C. Frank / Reuters Gaffe Track: Christie's Corporal Punishment for Clinton
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Impossibility of Rand Paul
The libertarian senator’s presidential campaign was predicated on striking a balance between different party factions that proved unworkable in practice.
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Jim Young / Reuters An Election Rick Santorum Couldn't Win
With voters seeking a fresh face, the 2012 Republican runner-up never had a chance.
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Dave Kaup / Reuters The Limits of Donald Trump's Accusations
The GOP presidential contender’s attacks on Ted Cruz don’t seem likely to help him attract new voters.
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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.
