From Polling to Primaries: What Can We Learn From Early Election Results?
Analyzing the Sanders, Cruz, and Clinton campaigns
2016 Distilled
The campaign coverage you need from the staff of The Atlantic
Super Campaign Dodger: Can You Avoid Political Ads?
An 8-bit arcade-style exercise in steering clear of political advertising—no quarters required.
Can George W. Bush Save Jeb?
With the crucial South Carolina primary nearing, the former president is finally campaigning for his brother.
Was Donald Trump Really Against the Iraq War?
Trump’s prescient opposition to the invasion is an important part of his claim to sound judgment. And he is making it up. I would know.
The Republican Party's Internecine Fights Spill Into the Open
On Saturday, the GOP dispensed with concern about keeping up appearances—and put long-simmering anger on display.
The Heresies of Donald Trump
The Republican frontrunner repudiated a long litany of party orthodoxies in a contentious debate—but will that hurt his candidacy, or help it?
Justice Scalia's Outsized Legacy
A passionate, complex conservative, Scalia forever changed how Americans think about original intent. Both liberals and conservatives now play by Scalia’s rules.
Why Ted Cruz's Preemptive Rejection of a Supreme Court Nominee Is Illegitimate
The GOP presidential candidate—and at least two of his rivals—are acting as if the meaning of the Constitution changes depending on the timing of the next election.
The Republicans Rumble in South Carolina
The GOP field is down to six ahead of Saturday’s debate in Greenville, as Marco Rubio tries to rebound from his debacle in New Hampshire.