In Which We Discuss:

1. An exhaustive list of all 25 of the candidates who may or may not be running in the GOP presidential primary

2. No Labels is a Republican organization, but you probably knew that in your hearts

3. Ron DeSantis is a man who loves making us right

4. Iowa Republicans accidentally admit that elections should be national holidays

5. Barbie’s geopolitics and cartoon maps are a new area of concern for Republican lawmakers

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