2016 election
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Trump Didn't Want to Be at His Own Veterans Benefit
"But you have to stick up for your rights."
Picking to Pack the Supreme Court
Justice nominations might be the biggest issue in the election.
Clash of Billionaires: Donald vs. Michael
Welcome to the 2016 elections, where past conventions don't matter.
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Trump Is the Real Reagan Deal!
Trump is claiming the Reagan Legacy -- and he could follow in Reagan's political mold.
GOP Race Hasn't Stuck to the Script
According to conventional wisdom, the GOP nominates the guy whose turn it is, while the Democrats look for a savior. As Bill Clinton once said, "In every presidential election, Democrats want to fall in love. Republicans just fall in line." George H.W. Bush came in second to Ronald Reagan in 1980. As the sitting vice president, it was Bush's turn for the nomination in 1988, and he got it. Sen. Bob Dole came in second to Bush in 1988, so in 1996 it was his turn. In 2000, there was no obvious line of succession, but George W. Bush came closest as the heir to the Bush dynasty. Sen. John McCain came in second to W. in 2000. In 2008, McCain got the nomination. Mitt Romney: Second in 2008, he got his turn in 2012.
Negative Campaigning Breaks Out in Republican Race
Rough and tumble. Hammer and tongs. In the race for this year's Republican nomination, Donald Trump has not hesitated to attack and ridicule many of his opponents, and some of them have teed up attacks on him, only to hold back when they seemed to help rather than hurt him. Ted Cruz is the one candidate who has conspicuously refrained from attacking the national frontrunner, gliding along in his wake. "As others have thrown rocks and others have tossed insults, I haven't reciprocated," Cruz said Jan. 5.