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Election 2016
Donald Trump's Win on Super Tuesday Proves He's Horrifyingly Real
Donald Trump meets The Shining
Is There Anything or Anyone for Libertarians at CPAC?
The GOP's nervous breakdown continues apace.
Louis CK Compares Donald Trump to Hitler in Inane, Rambling Email to Fans
Sample quote: "I'm not saying he's evil or a monster. In fact I don't think Hitler was."
John Kasich Deplores Political Gibberish in Presidential Campaign—Then Relies on It to Sell His Own Record on Obamacare
The Ohio governor has repeatedly made misleading statements about his expansion of Medicaid under the president's health law.
"There is nothing immutable about the way the two parties currently line up"
The Economist documents the fractures within the Republican and Democratic Parties.
Donald Trump Walks Back His Pro-War Crimes Stance
Republican front-runner says he "will not order a military officer to disobey the law."
Friday A/V Club: This Is What It Looks Like When a Political Party Splits
Republicans for Lyndon Johnson, Democrats for Richard Nixon, and the prospect of a Republicans-for-Clinton campaign
We Are Witnessing the Last Election of the 20th Century (Hopefully)
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich-and their parties-are stuck in the past.
Trump Supporters—in Their Own Words—Demonstrate How Little GOP Understands What's Happening
Nobody cares that he's not a 'real conservative.' That's not the point.
Signature Snafu May Doom Maine Marijuana Measure
The secretary of state rejected nearly half of the signatures submitted by the initiative's backers.
Rubio Says Trump Is 'Not Conservative' but Can't Explain Why
The billionaire developer seems to support the principles that the Florida senator mentioned.
Donald Trump Says Military "Won't Refuse" His Orders to Commit War Crimes
At GOP debate, merely pledging boots on the ground in Libya passes for sanity.
Donald Trump's Deficit Reduction Numbers Are Total Nonsense
Trump says he can get $300 billion in cuts from $78 billion in spending. Er, what?
Reason Live Tweets the GOP Debate
The final four face off at the Fox News GOP debate in Detroit
How Mitt Romney Is Totally Wrong About Donald Trump
The billionaire blowhard isn't a threat to modern Republicanism. He's its perfect distillation.
Paul Ryan Talks Economic Opportunity at CPAC, Eschews Trump Mention
How will the 2016 Conservative Political Action Committee deal with the Donald?
Mitt Romney's Speech Attacking Trump Showed Why Trump Is Taking Over the GOP
The 2012 nominee's remarks were scathing, but omitted his own history with Trump.
Protesting Donald Trump is Now a Federal Crime
As is protesting any candidate with Secret Service protection.
Donald Trump, Enemy of the Constitution
Trump has trashed free speech, religious liberty, property rights, and limits on executive power.
Trump Supporters Rage Against the Present
Opponents of immigration are out of step, but they won't give up.
Hillary Clinton's False Hopes
There's been a relentless barrage of bad legal news for Clinton lately.
9 Times Ben Carson Compared Modern America to Nazi Germany
For months, the Republican Party considered this hyperbolic amateur a serious presidential candidate
Ben Carson Admits His Presidential Campaign Has No "Path Forward"
He isn't dropping out of the presidential race yet. But he might as well be.
Ron Paul: Neither Trump, Clinton, & Others "offer to reduce the size and scope and intrusion of government"
Libertarian former GOP congressman calls Trump, Clinton, Cruz, Rubio, Sanders, et al "authoritarians," won't endorse anyone.
Finally! A Democrat in Congress Calls Out Hillary Clinton's Hawkishness
Iraq veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) quits DNC leadership to protest Hillary Clinton's foreign policy failures.
The Sad, Embarrassing Spectacle of Chris Christie's Donald Trump Endorsement
Let this be a lesson for others looking to back Trump.
Republican Elites Are Frightened by Their Own Base
#NeverTrump comes after years of cynical pandering, hypocrisy, and inaction
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: "I don't think there is a good outcome in 2016"
Libertarian Republican won't endorse anyone for prez now that Rand Paul's out, wants an ideological "dating manual" for new congressmen, and says technology-not politics-will set us free.
In the Age of Trump, Republicans Are In for a Reckoning—Or a Realignment
Breaking and remaking the party system
Donald Trump As Alfred E. Neuman's Slightly Smarter Brother
Just because he might be president doesn't mean he's not a joke.
3 Takeaways From the Super Tuesday Primary Elections
A good night for Trump and Clinton, and a bad night for Rubio.
The Super Tuesday Super Results Super Thread!
Who is getting the delegates? We'll be updating all evening.
Donald Trump Promises to Rule as Both Conciliatory Dealmaker, Tyrannical Dictator
No Rick Scott endorsement yet, but will it matter?
Early Super Tuesday Wins Demonstrate Donald Trump's National Appeal
Trump is not a niche candidate.
Paul Ryan's Promise to Back the GOP Nominee Shows How Republican Loyalists Enable Donald Trump
The House Speaker opposes Trump's ideas, but says he'll support the Republican nominee.
If Trump Wins, Libertarian Legal Scholar Randy Barnett Wants a New Party
Says it will be time for an "American Constitution Party." Isn't it *always* time for an American Constitution Party?
Rep. Justin Amash on Dumping Trump, Supporting Ted Cruz, and Why Apple Shouldn't Unlock its iPhone
Libertarian Republican from Michigan suggests Donald Trump might be "a bigger threat" to freedom than Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.
Bernie Sanders Supported Press Crackdowns, Bread Lines, and Castro's Cult of Personality
The democratic socialist has a history of defending very undemocratic socialism.
Hugh Hewitt: Of Course I'd Vote for Trump Over Hillary
And so will most professional Republicans, if and when it comes to that.
Donald Trump's Authoritarian Fantasies
Trump asks voters to "believe me." But why should they?
