Sometimes it's hard to know who to root for in the Republican presidential shitshow, unless Ted Cruz is involved, in which case the answer is always the other guy. If you're like me and hate Ted Cruz's face, then this moment from Thursday night's debate is a thing of beauty and ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

It's the morning after Fox News held what has to be an unprecedented Republican primary debate that was missing the party's frontrunner, and you're going to hear a lot of analysis today making the cute claim that Donald Trump won the debate simply by virtue of the shadow his ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

Just when you thought the 2016 Republican presidential campaign couldn't get any more disgusting than it's already gotten... sorry, nobody thought that. But still, the latest move by a group of pro-Ted Cruz mega-donors should add at least a little bit more throw-up to the bile ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

You don't have to like it, but until now, the feud between Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has consisted entirely of people doing their jobs. Fox News broke that pattern Tuesday, and not only justified Donald Trump's decision to ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

Not watching it. Instead of a thoughtful break down of whatever went on last night, here's a video of a very cute baby playing peekaboo with an adorable kitten -- a far better use of time when compared to analyzing 7 idiots regurgitating the same tired platitudes to the same ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Tonight is the night! CNN is hosting the last Republican primary debate of the year, moderated by Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash and Hugh Hewitt at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. As usual, we will have embeddable clips from the main debate, in near real-time. With Donald Trump ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

Welcome to our coverage of the Fox Business Republican presidential debate from the Milwaukee Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, moderated by FBN hosts Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo, and Wall Street Journal Editor-In-Chief Gerard Baker. After the last debate, Republicans whined ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

Tonight's GOP debate promises to be another idiotic blockbuster with the nation's leading Republicans desperately trying to out crazy each other. So of course we will be tuning in to watch the live death match in the hopes that at least one candidate has a complete meltdown on ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Here's a little appetizer to get you ready for Wednesday night's third Republican presidential debate. With all the serious issues facing our nation, the Republican candidates gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder, the site of tonight's debate, to whine about their ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

Now that the Republicans' Sad Trombone Debate is over, it's time for the main event, this time with more Carly Fiorina! All of the candidates in the main debate have telegraphed their desire to take on frontrunner Donald Trump, which means we can expect to see lots of painfully ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

As the media shakes off its collective hangover from the political nerd equivalent of a Toga Party, the headlines about Thursday night's GOP debate have followed some predictable trajectories. Donald Trump was the big winner (unless you're a butthurt Republican Party shill), and ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Nov 9, 2018

Banter Managing Editor Bob Cesca is the only person on the Banter team brave enough to watch the GOP debate live. He is tweeting his reactions to the ongoing insanity. Go Bob, and God Bless. Tweets by @bobcesca_go ...read more

• By The Editors
  Nov 9, 2018