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Mitt Romney
March 4, 2016
Laura Reston
Hitting Donald Trump Where It Just Might Hurt
Outside groups tried attacking the GOP frontrunner as insufficiently conservative. Now they're going for the gut. Plus: this week's Ad Wars round-up.
March 4, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Can Donald Trump Beat the Con-Man Rap?
As Thursday night's debate showed, it all depends.
March 3, 2016
Adam Peck
Mitt Romney suddenly has a problem with Trump’s extreme rhetoric.
March 3, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Mitt Romney and Donald Trump both need to lay off the sexual innuendo.
March 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
What does Mitt Romney think he’s doing?
March 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is Mitt Romney about to become the next Jeb Bush?
March 1, 2016
Brian Beutler
Surely the GOP’s newly avowed antiracism will extend to fixing the VRA, not just to attacking Trump, yes?
February 25, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Mitt Romney probably could have taken Donald Trump.
February 24, 2016
Adam Peck
Mitt Romney, accused tax dodger, says there’s a “bombshell” in Donald Trump’s taxes.
February 24, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The GOP has to do something about Donald Trump.
February 9, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Don’t forget, the third-place winner in the 2012 New Hampshire primary was Jon Huntsman.
February 4, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Remember 2007, when Facebook was a hip new tool for presidential candidates?
January 26, 2016
Brian Beutler
The GOP’s Conception of the Republican Primary Is Laughably Wrong
And they can't seem to shake it.
December 18, 2015
Jeet Heer
Mitt Romney is learning to sub-tweet.
December 14, 2015
Jeet Heer
Hair vs. Hair: Romney Is No Alternative to Trump
Republican elites see Romney as a white knight. But he's actually a precursor to Trumpism.
December 11, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
We can only hope Mitt Romney storms the Republican National Convention.
December 11, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The 2016 Republican field is packed with socially awkward candidates.
November 16, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Mitt Romney looks like he’s actually flinching in this RNC tweet meant to show unflinching resolve in the face of terror.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney’s buddies won’t let go of the dream of just … one … more … presidential run.
September 28, 2015
Brian Beutler
Carly Fiorina Abuses the Truth Just Like a Teenage Conservative Hoaxer

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