1. Is Trump Starting an Enemies List?Republicans are very protective of rich donors. So Trump is breaking another taboo by trying to intimidate the family that’s funding anti-Trump ads.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Will Rubio’s Flexible Religious Identity Be a Blessing or a Curse?A former Mormon in Nevada and a Roman Catholic and an Evangelical back home — it sometimes seems that Rubio’s effort to appeal to different ideological tribes of Republicans extends to his flexible religious identity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Why Jeb Bush’s Campaign Died While Hillary Clinton’s LivedThe two dynastic candidates turned out not to be alike.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Jeb Bush’s Biggest MistakeOf all the reasons Jeb Bush lost big and early, the least discussed is the most obvious: He was probably toast by the time his campaign concluded voters were finally tuning in. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national circus
    The GOP Is Still in Denial About Donald Trump — and Ted Cruz, TooWishful thinking among the Establishment won’t change what South Carolina reaffirmed: Those guys aren’t going anywhere.  
    By Frank Rich
  7. trump cards
    Trump Suggests Rubio Might Be Ineligible for Presidency, TooWho among us is really a “natural born citizen”? (Hint: Marco Rubio.)
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. you win or you die
    Is Donald Trump Voldemort or King Joffrey?Rubio’s super-pac argues we’re living in a fantasy world, and their guy’s the Boy Wizard.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. the national interest
    Will the Supreme Court Just Disappear?Its power is derived from custom and deference. How old-fashioned.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. roundup
    Is Bernie Sanders’s ‘Political Revolution’ Fading?So far, the new-voter turnout Bernie needs doesn’t seem to be materializing.
    By Chas Danner
  11. politics
    Report: Mitt Romney to Endorse Marco RubioOr not, according to Rubio himself, and indeed he may be better off without Romney’s help at this point.
    By Chas Danner
  12. liveblog
    Liveblog: South Carolina and Nevada VoteWatch the results come in with Daily Intelligencer.
  13. Here’s Your 3-Way GOP Race — and It Is Trump’s To LoseWe’ll hear a lot of hype about Rubio being the front-runner after South Carolina, but he still has to win somewhere before that’s credible. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. Clinton Escapes Nevada, Licks Chops for Next RoundSanders’s strong performance among Latinos and continued domination of the youth vote are good signs for him later — but not right away!
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. civil rights
    Footage Emerges of Bernie Sanders Being Arrested at 1963 Antisegregation ProtestIt will surely bolster Sanders’s civil-rights record, which some in the Clinton campaign have recently called into question.
    By Chas Danner
  16. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump Cites Bullets Dipped in Pigs’ Blood as Terrorism DeterrentHe was referencing a chain email hoax that started after 9/11.
    By Chas Danner
  17. Sanford, Robertson Endorsements Show Ted Cruz’s Dual StrategyAs personified by Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson and congressman Mark Sanford.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. What’s Going to Happen in South Carolina’s Republican Primary?Weirdly, it’s shaping up a little bit like Iowa: Trump leads, Cruz’s organization is in high gear, and Rubio’s trying to become king of the Establishment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Can Bernie Sanders Liberate the Democratic Party From Technocracy?Empiricism, conservatism, socialism, and the presidential campaign.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. Southern Hostility to Francis Not About ReligionOld anti-Catholic traditions have all but died in the Deep South, but conservatives aren’t likely to back the views of a left-wing Latin American.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    Lawsuit Over Ted Cruz’s Eligibility to Run for President Heads to CourtIt actually has nothing to do with Donald Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Clinton Campaign Briefing for Wall Street Donors Turns Into a Gift to SandersEven when you are innocent, certain optics can play right into your opponent’s talking points. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Kasich’s Very Iffy Path to the GOP NominationIf John Kasich had some ham, he’d make a ham sandwich, if he had some bread. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Trump Says He’ll Be Neutral in Middle EastRefusing to cozy up with Israel is a dangerous position to take with a lot of Evangelical-dominated southern primaries coming up. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the money
    Bernie Sanders Has Started Thinking Like a RepublicanWhy shouldn’t Democrats get to have fun with magical economic growth?
    By Annie Lowrey
  26. Supreme Court Opening Creates ‘Battle of a Different Order’Ideological and partisan polarization plus availability of the filibuster could mean an epic Court fight that could go on well past the elections. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. The Rise of America-Despising NationalistsHe’s not the first superpatriot to act like he’d just as soon throw most Americans into the dustbin of history. But he’s the loudest and proudest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    The Weirdest Town Hall Revelations From Carson, Cruz, Rubio, and TrumpFeaturing musical moments, the pain of colorblindness, and bear-attack nostalgia.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. great vacations
    President Obama Is Heading to Cuba Next MonthFor a diplomatic trip and/or vacation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. early and often
    Can the Hispanic Side of Hillary’s ‘Firewall’ Hold?New polling shows her winning among Hispanic voters in an array of states, if not by the huge margins she’s displaying among African-Americans. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Trump Falls to Second in a National PollAfter leading 31 consecutive national polls, Trump tops no more. We’ll soon see if it matters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Nikki Haley Is Trying to Help Marco Rubio Get His Mojo BackThe popular South Carolina governor will join the Rubio bandwagon as the Floridian tries to restart his buzz in a close race for second place with Ted Cruz.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national circus
    Scalia’s Death and the Republican Party of Strict Obstructionism The lovers of the Constitution now want to block any Supreme Court nominee President Obama puts forward. 
    By Frank Rich
  34. Nevada Caucuses Lack of history, sparse polling, and a lot of different possibilities add up to a puzzling political event.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    How Hillary Clinton Won HarlemEven with a bad cough, she came to play yesterday. 
    By Rembert Browne
  36. the supremes
    GOP Rethinks Plan to Obstruct Obama’s Supreme Court NomineeSome feel it’s bad for the party, though they have no intention of seeing Obama’s nominee confirmed.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. early and often
    Rubio Won’t Reveal His Position on Waterboarding HillaryHe keeps dodging on this important campaign issue.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. Poachable Delegates Could Make the GOP Convention Extremely Entertaining“Mysterious” groups are already looking for “personal data” on delegates in case there is a brokered convention.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Crazy Nut Donald Trump Thinks George W. Bush Was President on 9/11Lying about Muslims is one thing, but accusing Bush of holding office in 2001 is beyond the pale.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. the supremes
    The Battle for the Supreme Court Is About to Go MainstreamScalia’s death means the shape of the Court will be a campaign issue for the first time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    Why Michael Bloomberg Could Run for President and WinThings that can’t happen in politics keep happening. Why should this be any different?
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. roundup
    How the Republican Plan to Replace Justice Scalia Could BackfireWhether they obstruct Obama’s nominee or not, there are a lot of ways for the GOP to lose this fight.
    By Chas Danner
  43. unfiltered
    Bill Clinton: ‘We Are All Mixed-Race People’He was trying to make a joke after being referred to as “just a stand-in for the first black president.”
    By Chas Danner
  44. the national interest
    In Most Heretical Debate Yet, Trump Attacks George W. Bush on 9/11 and WMDFinally a truth bomb too close to bomb?
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. the national interest
    How Scalia’s Death Will Change the Supreme Court, America, and the PlanetIn this era of activist judges, Scalia’s absence will reshape the Court whether the Senate confirms a replacement or not.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. antonin scalia
    Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79The conservative legend, who apparently died in his sleep, had served on the Court since 1986.
    By Chas Danner
  47. the ted cruz fan club
    3 Texas Newspapers Reject Ted Cruz, Endorse Kasich and Bush InsteadCruz’s hometown paper, the Houston Chronicle, savages the senator as “willfully ineffectual.”
    By Chas Danner
  48. the national interest
    Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and the Torture PrimaryCommentary readers are not going to find out everything Max Boot knows.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. Why Is Bernie Dodging Questions About Whether He’d Expand Government?Is that just an occupational hazard for a socialist?
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Republican Debate Inviting Everybody But GilmoreGilmore Girls is coming back to television, but James Gilmore is not. How is that fair?
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. early and often
    What You Missed in the 6th Democratic DebateThe two candidates clashed over health care, Henry Kissinger, and whether Sanders is sufficiently loyal to Obama.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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