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Marco Rubio
early and often
Mar. 11, 2016
Civil Debate Fuels Hope for Cruz and Rubio’s Anti-Trump Alliance The rumored deal would let Trump and Cruz go head-to-head, avoiding a contested convention.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Mar. 10, 2016
By Jonathan Chait
What Happens When Republican Candidates Stop Being Real and Start Getting Polite Thursday’s GOP debate felt less like a reality show, and that’s probably good news for Donald Trump.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Mar. 10, 2016
By Jonathan Chait
Rubio Plan Would’ve Barred His Parents From U.S. “My parents came in 1956. The world is a different place from 1956.”
By Claire Landsbaum
Rubio’s Last Hope: Maybe Florida’s Polls Are As Wrong As Michigan’s Were? Finally out of excuses, the GOP Establishment heartthrob Rubio must pull an upset in his home state to stay alive as a candidate.
By Ed Kilgore
It’s Now Clear That Trump Is the Only National Candidate in the GOP Field He’s able to count on a sizable vote anywhere and everywhere, and possesses a strategic flexibility his rivals can only dream of.
By Ed Kilgore
Florida Mayors Demand Climate-Change Questions at Miami Primary Debates A bipartisan coalition of Florida mayors really doesn’t want to see the ocean swallow their cities.
By Eric Levitz
Another Accusation of Cruz Campaign Dirty Tricks Exactly how desperate is Marco Rubio to pick up a delegate in Hawaii tonight?
By Ed Kilgore
today in donald trump
Mar. 8, 2016
Oregon Man Launches Trump Has Tiny Hands PAC Maybe Trump isn’t qualified to run after all?
By Claire Landsbaum
early and awkward
Mar. 8, 2016
By Margaret Hartmann
Rubio Has Found the Problem With Momentum-Based Campaign Strategies Building surges in support with debates and endorsements is great until it isn’t.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Mar. 7, 2016
Trump Falls, But the Anti-Trumps Fall Faster The Republican Party now turns its eyes to Ted Cruz to save it.
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 6, 2016
By Jonathan Chait
Rubio Wins Puerto Rico, But Does It Even Matter? At this point, Rubio’s continued presence in the race is tantamount to supporting Trump.
By Chas Danner
the national interest
Mar. 4, 2016
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 4, 2016
Non-Trump Republicans Break Out Into Turf Wars How will the anti-Trump coalition divide up territory?
By Jonathan Chait
For Ted Cruz, Anti-Trump Cabal Could Be a Suicide Pact Should Cruz help Rubio and Kasich and the Republican Establishment stop Trump, knowing they’ll cast him aside the minute they can?
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Mar. 3, 2016
Rubio: Trump Is a Dangerous Con Man, and He’ll Have My Vote Longer Rubio slogan: NeverTrump, unless Trump is the nominee, in which case, sure, Trump.
By Jonathan Chait
Donald Trump’s Moment of Weakness A barrage of attacks reduced the Donald to a stammering, shouting mess.
By Eric Levitz
The Republican Front-runner Just Assured America His Penis Is Large Indeed “He referred to my hands as if they’re small, something else may be small. I guarantee to you there’s no problem.”
By Eric Levitz
Watch the 11th GOP Debate With Daily Intelligencer Watch the opening battle of the GOP’s civil war with New York ’s political team.
By Eric Levitz
Trump Renews Indie Threat As his Republican enemies get ever more frantic in efforts to “stop Trump,” the mogul publicly reminds them he can end-run them if he so chooses.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Mar. 3, 2016
Cruz to Rubio: I Would Drop Out If I Were You Though, he failed to mention that before he won his home state.
By Margaret Hartmann
network effects
Mar. 2, 2016
More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News “We can’t do the Rubio thing anymore,” Roger Ailes told a network host.
By Gabriel Sherman
super drumpfday
Mar. 2, 2016
‘Donald Drumpf’ Tops Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in Google Searches For every 100 Trump searches earlier today, there were 25.8 Drumpfs.
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
the national interest
Mar. 1, 2016
Good-bye, Rubio Tuesday Who could hang a name on you, Donald Trump?
By Jonathan Chait
No More Loyalty Pledge for Rubio — or for Trump By promoting #NeverTrump, Rubio’s broken the loyalty pledge and liberated Trump to do the same.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Mar. 1, 2016
4 Big Questions About the Republican Race on Super Tuesday Trump is shooting for a majority of delegates in 11 states tomorrow, while his opponents hope not to fall off the map.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Feb. 29, 2016
By Jonathan Chait
early and often
Feb. 28, 2016
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz Release Partial Tax Returns They are trying to bully Trump into releasing his. Good luck with that.
By Chas Danner
today in donald trump
Feb. 27, 2016
The GOP’s Spectacular Failure to Take Out Donald Trump A new report from the New York Times has all the juicy details.
By Chas Danner
Rubio’s Must-Win State Is His Own — and He’s Losing There Marco Rubio can survive a meh performance in the many primaries of March 1. But he should beware the Ides of March.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump and the Uninsurable: Maybe a Better Deal Than Other Republicans Laugh 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
Christie Endorses Trump, and They Sing a Duet of Contempt for Rubio A 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
early and often
Feb. 26, 2016
GOP’s Trumpicide Attempt Exciting, Not Effective Republican elites were enthused by this unholy mess of a debate, which only shows how desperate they’ve become.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Feb. 25, 2016
Rubio and Cruz: You’re No Conservative. Trump: I Am Trump The Senate duo finally teams up to try to stop Trump before it’s too late.
By Jonathan Chait
Rubio: Google ‘Trump and Polish Workers’ At the tenth GOP debate, the Florida senator came at Trump with everything his opposition researchers had.
By Eric Levitz
Forget Nevada: Hispanics Do Like Hillary, Can’t Stand Trump In 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
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
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
Cruz and Rubio Played Smart Nevada Politics — and Got Waxed Anyway Trump 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
Marco Rubio Loses to Trump by 22 Points in Nevada, Says Trump ‘Underperformed’ Marco Rubio may not be good at winning primary elections, but he’s the all-time master of the expectations game.
By Eric Levitz
early and often
Feb. 24, 2016
There’s Just One Winner in Nevada: Donald Trump Rubio 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
does the party decide anymore?
Feb. 23, 2016
Party Elites ‘Consolidating’ Behind Rubio Out of Pure Self-Defense Ted Cruz’s whole campaign has been run against them — who else do they have?
By Ed Kilgore
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