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Finally: Voting on the Horizon

Steven L. Taylor · 12 Comments
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Some thoughts and questions as we finally hit the start of the process. (And the return of the Toast-o-Meter)

A Pakistani Kushti wrestler prepares the grpund in the ring while others practice during a training session, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill · 3 Comments

The Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

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Trump, Clinton Hold Leads In Final Des Moines Register Iowa Poll

Doug Mataconis · 13 Comments

The final Des Moines Register poll before Caucus Night shows Donald Trump leading the GOP field, and Hillary Clinton with a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders, but much of the final outcome will depend on who shows up for the respective party caucuses.

Quick Takes

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Trump and the Social Conservatives

Steven L. Taylor · 72 Comments

Politics makes strange bedfellows, but come on.

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State Department Withholds 22 Hillary Clinton Emails For Containing “Top Secret” Information

Doug Mataconis · 47 Comments

More email headaches for the Clinton campaign, but it remains unclear if any wrongdoing occurred.

Seventh Republican Debate

Trumpless Republican Debate Garners 12.5 Million Viewers

Doug Mataconis · 8 Comments

Thursday’s debate without Donald Trump drew fewer viewers than might have been expected, but it’s unclear if that’s because Donald Trump wasn’t there.

Economy Heartbeat

Economy Grows At Anemic 0.7% In Final Quarter Of 2015

Doug Mataconis

An anemic end to 2015 raises concerns about the health of the economy going forward.

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Jefferson Airplane

Paul Kantner, Co-Founder Of Jefferson Airplane, Dies At 74

Doug Mataconis

Another icon of popular music has passed away.

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Seventh Republican Debate

Ted Cruz Becomes The Target At Trump-Less Debate, Trump Puts On The Donald Trump Show

Doug Mataconis

Without Trump, the seventh Republican debate largely focused on Ted Cruz, who doesn’t seem to have done himself any favors. Donald Trump, meanwhile, will likely not pay any price at all for skipping the last pre-Iowa debate.

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Trumpless Debate Helped Bush, But Likely Not Enough

James Joyner

Last night’s Republican debate had a different feel with the absence of a certain bloviating narcissist.

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POLITICO to Leave POLITICO

James Joyner

Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen are leaving after a dispute with their chief investor.

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The Great Rubio Hope? Maybe, But He’ll Need To Show He Can Win First

Doug Mataconis

Many analysts are making the argument that Marco Rubio is the GOP’s best hope to win the General Election in 2016. That may be true, but before he can get there he needs to find a way to win the GOP nomination.

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Sixth Repulican Debate

The Stage For The First Post-Iowa Republican Debate Will Be A Lot Smaller

Doug Mataconis

The first debate after the Iowa Caucuses will have fewer participants than past debates, and there will be no undercard debate.

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If The Latest Polls Are Right, Everything’s Coming Up Trump

Doug Mataconis

With mere days until voting starts, the possibility of Donald Trump running the table in the February primaries and caucuses, or nearly doing so, is more and more likely.

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Rush Limbaugh Really Doesn’t Get Donald Trump

James Joyner

Chris Cillizza thinks “Rush Limbaugh totally gets Donald Trump.” I disagree.

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Trump Says He’ll Skip Fox News Debate

Doug Mataconis

Donald Trump takes his war with Fox News Channel up a notch, saying he won’t participate in Thursday’s Republican Presidential Debate.

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Abe Vigoda, Godfather And Barney Miller Star, Dies At 94

Doug Mataconis

“Tom, can you get me off the hook? For old times’ sake?”

“Can’t do it, Sally.”

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The Challenger Disaster, Thirty Years Later

Doug Mataconis

Thirty years ago this week, tragedy struck America’s Space Program.

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Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Battle Going Down To The Wire

Doug Mataconis

With less than a week to go before the Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are fighting a closely-pitched battle that will depend largely on turnout.

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Race For The GOP Nomination All About Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, And A Panicking GOP

Doug Mataconis

With less than a week to go before voting starts, Donald Trump continues to dominate the GOP race, with Ted Cruz the only candidate even close to looking like a viable challenger.

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Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz

Doug Mataconis

Rick Perry is endorsing Ted Cruz for President, leading to the question of why Ted Cruz thinks an endorsement from Rick Perry has any value whatsoever.

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20 Comments
Trump Cruz Debate

Donald Trump Has Completely Reversed Ted Cruz’s Lead In Iowa

Doug Mataconis

After grabbing a lead at the end of last year, Ted Cruz has seen Donald Trump completely reverse fortunes in Iowa with just one week to go before voting starts.

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A Pakistani Kushti wrestler prepares the grpund in the ring while others practice during a training session, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

OTB Caption Contest

Rodney Dill

Time the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

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Des Moines Register Endorses Clinton, Rubio

Doug Mataconis

Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio have won the endorsement of the Des Moines Register, but it’s unclear how much this will help their respective campaigns.

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10 Comments
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Blizzard Over; Shutdown to Last for Days

James Joyner

Not your average DC-area snowstorm.

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A Yemeni man uses a camel to transport oxygen cylinders on a mountainous road to the war-torn city of Taiz, Yemen, 01 January 2016. Ongoing nine-month conflict in Yemen has pushed the war-torn country to the brink of humanitarian disaster.  (Str/EPA)

OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill

The Humphrey The Camel Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

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Michael Bloomberg Apparently Thinking Of Running For President For Some Reason

Doug Mataconis

We’re in another Presidential election cycle so it must be time to speculate about Michael Bloomberg again.

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Google Self Driving Car

Will Autonomous Vehicles Lead To A Ban On Human-Operated Cars And Trucks?

Doug Mataconis

As autonomous vehicles near the point where they’ll become a presence on American roads, are we approaching a day when it will largely be illegal for people to drive their own car?

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National Review Takes On Donald Trump, But It’s Most Likely Too Little, Too Late

Doug Mataconis

The flagship of the American right is leading the charge against Donald Trump, but it’s not likely to work.

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