1. the national interest
    Good-bye, Rubio TuesdayWho could hang a name on you, Donald Trump?
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. No More Loyalty Pledge for Rubio — or for TrumpBy promoting #NeverTrump, Rubio’s broken the loyalty pledge and liberated Trump to do the same. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Super Tuesday Surprises: Possible Outcomes That Would Freak Out the PunditsA Trump majority in Massachusetts? A Rubio win in Alaska? A Sanders win in Oklahoma?
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. fox news news
    Anticipating Big Super Tuesday, Trump Mulled Skipping Next Fox News Debate But the Donald’s long-awaited face-off with Megyn Kelly will apparently happen after all.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  5. the national interest
    How Donald Trump Made Republicans Half-Aware of RacismHow could this happen to the movement founded by segregationist William F. Buckley?
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. early and often
    Imagining President Trump: A ConversationNew York Magazine’s team of political writers game out the once-fantastical but now quite possible prospect of a Trump presidency.
    By Jonathan Chait, Rebecca Traister, and Ed Kilgore
  8. today in donald trump
    Black Students Removed From Trump Rally Over Silent DemonstrationThey say they had no intention of disrupting the event.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. early and often
    Can Bernie Sanders Bounce Back on Super Tuesday?Lowered expectations give him a chance to look relatively good on March 1 — but it won’t necessarily happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. early and often
    4 Big Questions About the Republican Race on Super TuesdayTrump is shooting for a majority of delegates in 11 states tomorrow, while his opponents hope not to fall off the map.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. today in donald trump
    Goldman Sachs Foils Employee’s Trump Hat SchemeWriting commandments on hats only works if you’re Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. ‘Nuclear Option’ for SCOTUS Picks in Play in ’16If Republicans control the Senate after November, they may get to decide whether the next president gets to appoint a Supreme Court member — or several of them.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Why the Winner of Marco Rubio Versus Donald Trump Might Be John KasichIf Rubio takes down Trump, will he survive himself?
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. early and often
    Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz Release Partial Tax ReturnsThey are trying to bully Trump into releasing his. Good luck with that.
    By Chas Danner
  15. pranks
    Trump Falls Into Gawker Trap, Retweets MussoliniYou can’t make this stuff up, but you can make it happen.
    By Chas Danner
  16. the national interest
    Trump Knows Nothing, or Making Clever AllusionThe Trump joke gets either funnier or scarier.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. today in donald trump
    Trump Doesn’t Reject White Supremacist Support“You wouldn’t want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about.”
    By Chas Danner
  18. south carolina primary
    Clinton Hit All Her Marks in South Carolina; Sanders Hit Almost None of HisClinton won a higher percentage of South Carolina’s black vote than Barack Obama had against her in 2008. Pretty amazing. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. south carolina primary
    Clinton Completely Dominates Sanders in South Carolina PrimaryAfter losing by a 3–1 margin, Sanders needs more than a political revolution — he needs a political miracle.
    By Chas Danner
  20. today in donald trump
    The GOP’s Spectacular Failure to Take Out Donald TrumpA new report from the New York Times has all the juicy details.
    By Chas Danner
  21. Clinton Cruising on Eve of S.C. PrimarySolid African-American support and few white defections to Sanders should launch Hillary Clinton toward Super Tuesday.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national interest
    Donald Trump, Chris Christie, and the Art of the DealA marriage made in northeastern-Republican-bully heaven.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. Rubio’s Must-Win State Is His Own — and He’s Losing ThereMarco Rubio can survive a meh performance in the many primaries of March 1. But he should beware the Ides of March.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Trump and the Uninsurable: Maybe a Better Deal Than Other RepublicansLaugh all you want at Donald Trump’s health-policy word salad. He may just be more willing than other Republicans to deal forthrightly with people who have preexisting conditions. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Christie Endorses Trump, and They Sing a Duet of Contempt for RubioA big endorsement throws a discordant note into the songs of praise Rubio is collecting today after Thursday night’s carnivorous debate performance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    What You Missed in the 10th GOP DebateThe “fruit salad of life,” an “effing” wall, and many, many insults.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. early and often
    GOP’s Trumpicide Attempt Exciting, Not EffectiveRepublican elites were enthused by this unholy mess of a debate, which only shows how desperate they’ve become.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Rubio and Cruz: You’re No Conservative. Trump: I Am TrumpThe Senate duo finally teams up to try to stop Trump before it’s too late.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Duke Support for Trump Brings Back Memories of an Earlier ‘Race From Hell’Donald Trump is no David Duke, but a wild Louisiana gubernatorial race in 1991 showed GOP and business leaders could revolt against a renegade candidacy if pushed too far. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    First Republican for Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump EmergesWill others follow?
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. Forget Nevada: Hispanics Do Like Hillary, Can’t Stand TrumpIn the nick of time, a new national survey of Hispanics addresses the myth that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are both enjoying a Latino-support boom.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. ratf*cking
    Ted Cruz, a Liar and a Bully? Imagine That. A candidate who made his bones bullying and lying about Senate opponents is in trouble for bullying and lying about campaign opponents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Donald Trump Doesn’t Represent Conservatism, But He Does Represent ConservativesA party recoils at the embodiment of its base.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. politics
    Is There a ‘Next Obama’ on the Democratic Party Bench?These ten young Democrats have unusual ambition, an inspiring life story, a gift for public oratory, or some combination of the three.
    By Marin Cogan
  35. the money
    Who’s Winning the Great Bernie Magic-Math Battle?Bernie Sanders’s economic plan won’t deliver 5 percent growth, but his proposal might have a lesson to teach Hillary.
    By Annie Lowrey
  36. early and often
    What You Need to Know About the 10th GOP DebateTrump and Rubio are set to face off at the last debate before Super Tuesday.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. Are Sanders and Clinton Launching a New Welfare Debate?Sanders’s attack on Clinton’s support for the 1996 welfare-reform bill, and her response, could bring back this issue for both parties.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. Negative Campaigning Rational for Dems in ’16What makes more sense? To campaign “positively” on promises you can’t keep? Or to point to the very real wolf at the door?
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Obama’s 2005 Blog Post on SCOTUS Good Advice for Today’s RepublicansToday’s SCOTUSblog post wasn’t Barack Obama’s first blog post, or even his first blog post on Supreme Court appointments. His 2005 post at Daily Kos when Democrats were fighting over Republican appointments is fascinating reading today. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Cruz and Rubio Played Smart Nevada Politics — and Got Waxed AnywayTrump doesn’t bother to customize his appeal for any particular place, and that could help him a lot in the blizzard of March primaries.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    Donald Trump Wins Chaotic Nevada GOP CaucusRubio takes second place, edging out Cruz.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. early and often
    Clinton and Sanders Discuss Religion, Birtherism, and Beyoncé at CNN Town HallIt was their last matchup before Saturday’s South Carolina primary.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. early and often
    There’s Just One Winner in Nevada: Donald TrumpRubio fans will crow over second place, if that holds, but Trump’s win was too big for much talk about anyone else.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. early and often
    GOP: Obama Partisan for Not Respecting BlockadeThe president is being obstructionist by insisting on doing his job.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. the national interest
    No, the Senate’s Supreme Court Blockade Has Never Happened in American HistoryLet’s take apart the disingenuous claims that McConnell is following some precedent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. does the party decide anymore?
    Party Elites ‘Consolidating’ Behind Rubio Out of Pure Self-DefenseTed Cruz’s whole campaign has been run against them — who else do they have?
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    Bernie Sanders Had No Plan for Losing NevadaBernie Sanders was feeling the Bern, was burned.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. The Long (But Not Impossible) Odds of a Rubio Upset TonightTrump’s the favorite, and don’t count out Ted Cruz. But Rubio may have an ace in the hole.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. religion
    Bernie Sanders Outs Pope As Fellow SocialistThough this may be news to Pope Francis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Carson and Kasich Insist They’re Not Going AnywhereThough they’re facing pressure to officially make this a three-man race.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and often
    Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly Are Getting Along Tolerating Each OtherHe’s not participating in her special, but he was nice about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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