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Republican Primary

  1. the national interest
    Nikki Haley’s Rocket Ride to Second PlaceHer boomlet is the GOP’s weakest challenge to Trump yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and often
    Mike Pence Acknowledges RealityThe former vice president, who never had a chance against his former boss, is suspending his 2024 campaign.
    By Chas Danner
  3. republican debate
    34 Things You Missed at the First Republican DebateThe candidates danced around Trump, called for invading Mexico, and ganged up on Vivek Ramaswamy. Here are the highs and lows.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  4. 2022 elections
    For Republicans, Abetting Coups Is a Good Career MoveHouse Republicans who aided Donald Trump’s efforts on January 6 are more likely to win reelection.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. early and often
    What the Most Diverse GOP Primary Ever Says About the GOPDespite some new faces, not a lot has changed.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  6. vision 2024
    Trump’s Legal Woes Aren’t Bad Enough for the GOP’s Own GoodThe federal indictment has rendered Trump a weaker general-election candidate but done little to aid his primary rivals.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. encounter
    Vivek Ramaswamy Does Not Like to Lose at TennisGoing toe to toe with the Republican primary’s No. 1 Trump fan.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. early and often
    The Contradiction at the Heart of DeSantis 2024The Florida governor wants Republicans to know he is more electable and more extreme than Donald Trump.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. 2024 election
    Trump Could Definitely Beat BidenThe former president would likely have a better chance of defeating Biden in 2024 than he did in 2020.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. vision 2020
    Poll: Iowa Republicans Would Reelect Trump, But They’d Also Welcome a PrimaryTwo-thirds of Iowa Republicans said primary challengers to Trump should be welcomed.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  11. donald trump
    Donald Trump Told an Incredible Lie About His Relationship With Muammar QaddafiEven by the Donald’s standards, this is quite the fib.
    By Jesse Singal
  12. Donald Trump Says He Doesn’t Believe in American ExceptionalismOne month before he launched his campaign, the GOP nominee told an audience in Texas that “American exceptionalism” was “not a nice term” because it offends foreigners.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. John Kasich Is Finally Done Pretending He Could Be PresidentThe Ohio governor, who still trails Marco Rubio in the delegate count, will suspend his delusional campaign for the GOP nomination this afternoon.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. Ted Cruz Is Losing Because He’s the Second-Best Con Man in the Republican PartyCruz’s candidacy was destroyed by the same force that birthed it: The gullibility of the GOP base.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. early and awkward
    In Apt Metaphor for GOP Race, Trump Supporters in Indiana Shout Down Ted CruzThe confrontation did not go well.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. today in donald trump
    Republican Elites Resign Themselves to TrumpParty members both on and off Capitol Hill are coming around to the idea of Trump as the nominee.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  17. Everything Is Coming Up TrumpThe Donald outperformed expectations on Tuesday, and now a new batch of state polls suggests he could clinch the nod before Cleveland without breaking a sweat.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. Trump: Bernie Gave Me a Lot of Good Sound Bites“Bernie Sanders has a message that’s interesting. I’m going to be taking a lot of things Bernie said and using them.”
    By Eric Levitz
  19. early and often
    Trump’s Northeastern Sweep Might Spell Doom for the ‘Never Trump’ MovementHis string of victories could make next week’s Indiana primary a true must-win for Ted Cruz and what’s left of the anti-Trump coalition.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and awkward
    The Cruz-Kasich Deal Is Already Falling ApartTrump’s opponents can’t even collude properly. Sad!
    By Claire Landsbaum
  21. Trump Supporters Send Death Threats to DelegatesYou can take the paranoid rage out of the Donald’s messaging, but you can’t take the enraged paranoiacs out of his coalition.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. Team Trump Assures the GOP Establishment That the Donald Is a Con Man“He’s been projecting an image,” Trump campaign strategist Paul Manafort told the RNC. “The image is going to change.”
    By Eric Levitz
  23. Donald Trump’s Whining About Delegate Rules Is Now Available in Op-ed FormThe GOP front-runner’s new Wall Street Journal op-ed is whiny, mendacious, and probably effective.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. Is Karl Rove Secretly Falling for Donald Trump?The conservative kingmaker’s super-pac is telling donors that Trump can beat Clinton.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. Ted Cruz Accuses Bill de Blasio of Coddling Terrorists in New Radio Ad“De Blasio ended stop-and-frisk, even where terrorists are known to congregate,” Lyin’ Ted informs New York primary voters.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. Trump to GOP: Nominate Me or the Party Gets ItTrump is trying to make it politically impossible for the GOP to deny him at the convention. It’s working.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. Donald Trump’s ‘Get Out the Vote’ Effort Failed to Register His ChildrenEric and Ivanka Trump “feel very guilty” for failing to register for the New York primary.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. Trump May Get Shut Out in ColoradoTed Cruz picked up another three delegates in the Rocky Mountain State Thursday night, with a bit of help from Team Trump’s incompetence.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. New California Poll Points to Contested Republican ConventionDonald Trump’s lead in the Golden State is thinner than it appears.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. Principled Libertarian Pledges to Support Authoritarian Strongman in NovemberRand Paul says he will support Donald Trump if he is the nominee.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. GOP Congressman: Clinton Will Control Your MindDon Young thinks GOP voters have been hoodwinked by scaremongers — and that President Clinton would control what time everyone has to wake up.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. in the field
    Queens Republicans Like John Kasich Because, Really, Who Else Is Left?The anti-Trump, anti-Cruz candidate gives a town hall and grabs a slice in Howard Beach. 
    By Jen Kirby
  33. Cruz to Trump: Leave My Wife Alone, You CowardThe GOP primary may be settled with pistols at dawn. 
    By Eric Levitz
  34. saturday night live
    Watch SNL Summarize the Republican PrimaryWith a special guest appearance from Jason Sudeikis’s Mitt Romney.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. Watch the 11th GOP Debate With Daily IntelligencerWatch the opening battle of the GOP’s civil war with New York’s political team.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. Donald Trump Misses the ‘Old Days’ When You Were Allowed to Beat Up ProtestersAt a rally in Nevada on Monday night, Trump fantasized at length about beating up protesters.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. Donald Trump Has Turned to Rudy Giuliani for Advice to IgnoreFinally, Donald will be able to see the world through the eyes of an outer-borough authoritarian with a checkered sexual history.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. saturday night live
    Watch Will Ferrell Bring George W. Back to SNLFor one glorious cold open.
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. politics
    Marco Rubio Is a Candidate of the Future Trapped in a Party of the PastHe is being cast as the Republicans’ dutiful son. It’s a losing spot for him — and the GOP as a whole.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  40. 2016
    Fox News Lets All 2016ers Into Runner-up DebateThe network had said earlier that only candidates who had more than one percent support in the polls would be allowed in. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  41. Scott Walker Joins the 2016 RaceIt feels like he is the 700th candidate to enter the Republican primary field.
    By Jaime Fuller
  42. Newt Fails to Make Virginia Ballot [Updated]He couldn’t come up with 10,000 signatures.
    By Menachem Kaiser
  43. politics
    Obama: ‘It Doesn’t Really Matter’ Who the Republicans NominateBecause they’re all the same.
  44. Herman Cain to Endorse Gingrich?Official announcement to come on Monday.
    By Menachem Kaiser
  45. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Is Patiently Waiting for Republicans to Like HimSlow and steady wins the race.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. the national interest
    Reconsidering Romney’s ChancesFor the first time, I can see how Romney can overcome his weaknesses.
    By Jonathan Chait