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Inside the GOP field’s new strategies to ride out the Trump tornado

The 2016 Republican primary has turned into a puzzle about how to deal with Donald Trump.

The new dynamic has come into focus this week as Trump’s opponents debut strategies for engaging the white-hot front-runner whom they believe, and in some cases fear, could be a dominant force for some time to come.

Ted Cruz’s plan to win back the anti-establishment vote

Ted Cruz has quietly embarked on a strategy designed to reclaim the mantle of the anti-establishment presidential candidate, methodically scoring endorsements, locking down the support of hardliner activists and creating an extensive grassroots network, even as Donald Trump keeps a firm grip on the title for now.

Ted Cruz wins endorsement of Iowa radio host Steve Deace

Iowa radio host Steve Deace, who is influential in the state’s conservative circles, is slated to endorse Ted Cruz on his show on Wednesday.

Underestimating Ted Cruz? Don’t.

Ted Cruz is a man with a plan. The Republican presidential candidate, bete noire of his party’s establishment, has carefully calculated a path to becoming the right-wing standard-bearer.

The Most Important Story in the G.O.P. Race Isn’t About Donald Trump

Donald Trump is dominating the news media and the Internet. He is leading in the polls. But even as journalists scour those surveys for signs of whether his surge will last, an important story with the potential to decide the race is being overlooked.

It’s good to be Ted Cruz.

He may not have the buzziest campaign of the 2016 cycle thus far, ceding the stage to standouts — like Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina — who have hit a populist nerve. But Trump, Carson, and Fiorina — even more so than Sanders — are outsiders, and despite Cruz’s penchant for making enemies and alienating people, he’s playing a deeply inside game.