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At least for now, the Republican party actors have collectively failed to choose any of the remaining mainstream conservatives in the field

As Hillary and Trump get ready for the second presidential debate, it is worth noting that best folow-ups to queries often come from the candidates themselves

She’s very good at rattling off her talking points, and she knows her stuff. But over three debates, her opponent rarely if ever challenged her to explain the substance at all

An unchallenged candidate is an independent politician and party actors should 
want party politicians

If we think more of a Hillary candidacy, rather than of Hillary Clinton the candidate, we can see how the party has deep roots in most campaigns

The Republican party still stubbornly refuses to accept that Iraq was a disaster

The Republican hopeful losing out on the American presidential race is inconsistent with the theory that parties control nominations

They continue to make decisions driven by their fears of facing primary challenges from candidates who claim to be more conservative than they are

Cruz’s problem is that he is Ted Cruz

A central problem with a contested convention is the opportunity cost — the squandering of the chance to unite voters

It’s relatively easy for a president to fire a chief of staff, but a constitutionally elected vice-president is almost impossible to get rid of

A handful of Republican opinion leaders are probably already too committed to Trump’s candidature to backtrack now