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Democratic Primary 2016
May 24, 2016
Brian Beutler
Will Sanders demand veto power over Clinton’s cabinet picks?
May 24, 2016
Jeet Heer
Bernie Might Be Helping, Not Hurting Hillary Right Now
His party reforms could help the Democrats defeat Donald Trump.
May 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
How worried should Hillary Clinton be about Donald Trump?
May 23, 2016
Brian Beutler
Republicans Cannot Give Up on #NeverTrump
Conservatives must admit Donald Trump is a greater evil than Hillary Clinton.
May 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
It’s Not Bernie Sanders’s Job to Unify the Democratic Party
Bernie and Hillary are at war—and it's her responsibility to call a truce.
May 20, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Relax, all is well in the Democratic Party.
May 19, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Bernie Sanders’s revolution has turned into a grudge match against the Democratic Party.
May 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
When It Comes to Losing Ugly, Bernie Has Nothing on Hillary
The Democratic primary could be worse: It could be 2008 all over again.
May 18, 2016
Alex Shephard
Some Democrats are getting very antsy about Bernie Sanders.
May 17, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Bernie Sanders’s response to pandemonium at the Nevada Democratic Convention: *shrug*.
May 12, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 13: The Destruction of the Parties Is Nigh
A #NeverTrump operative and a liberal commentator discuss the futures of the Republican and Democratic parties.
May 11, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Clintonism is dead, and Hillary Clinton helped kill it.
May 11, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
West Virginia’s Democratic primary is not like other Democratic primaries.
May 10, 2016
Adam Peck
Hillary Clinton gets specific on how she’ll lower the cost of childcare.
May 10, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Clinton’s struggles in West Virginia aren’t just about coal. They’re about Obama.
May 10, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Why Hillary Clinton Can’t Win in Coal Country
In West Virginia, Donald Trump is being hailed as the savior of coal jobs—while Clinton’s realism is dooming her.
May 10, 2016
Dana Houle
The Sooner Bernie Sanders Ends His Campaign, the Better
By hanging around, Sanders may be depriving Democrats of an opportunity to take back Congress.
May 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
Bernie Sanders’s Next Revolution
How can he continue to harness the enthusiasm that defined his candidacy beyond the time-limited scope of a campaign?
May 5, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 12: Andrew Sullivan Says Trump Will Ruin Us. Is He Right?
May 4, 2016
Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Owes It to His Supporters to Keep Fighting
With Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee, Sanders will be pressured to drop out. He should resist.

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