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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2016

Vox Sentences: Ecuador cuts the cord on Julian Assange
2016 Presidential Election

Ecuador not-exactly-but-pretty-much accuses WikiLeaks of trying to tamper with the US elections.

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
6 people went on the record to back up a reporter who says Trump assaulted her
Politics

The Trumps have tried to discredit People magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff. But witnesses say they heard her story firsthand a decade ago.

By Emily Crockett
Obama on Trump’s “rigged election” complaints: “whining before the game is even over”
Play
Donald Trump

Trump is a sore loser before he’s even lost.

By Libby Nelson
Culture
Joss Whedon’s Super PAC imagines a weather forecast under President Trump. It’s … bleak.Joss Whedon’s Super PAC imagines a weather forecast under President Trump. It’s … bleak.
Culture

Keegan-Michael Key’s weatherman promises “heavy waves of denial” and “high blood pressure fronts.”

By Caroline Framke
Mischiefs of Faction
John McCain wants to block all of Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nomineesJohn McCain wants to block all of Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nominees
Mischiefs of Faction

Sen. McCain needs a new gauntlet, because he just threw his down.

By John Patty
The polls are split between Hillary Clinton winning and … Hillary Clinton winning in a landslide
Politics

Trump has had little he can point to as good news lately.

By Andrew Prokop
The WikiLeaks emails reveal why Hillary Clinton wouldn’t support a carbon tax
Climate

”To be clear: it’s lethal in the general.”

By Brad Plumer
Donald Trump has been making disturbing comments about young girls for years
Politics

A recently surfaced video features Trump saying of a young girl, “I am going to be dating her in 10 years.” That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

By Emily Crockett
The Big Idea
The sociological theory that explains Trump’s assumption that all black citizens live in the “inner city”The sociological theory that explains Trump’s assumption that all black citizens live in the “inner city”
The Big Idea

Americans have strong ideas — sometimes, subconscious — about what constitutes “white space” and “black space.”

By Elijah Anderson
Trump, Cosby, Ailes: it took celebrity accusers to make us listen to sexual assault victims
2016 Presidential Election

The pattern has played out predictably in 2016.

By Sarah Kliff
John McCain just did what his best friend in the Senate warned Republicans not to do
Politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham in March: “Watch what you say today. Because if she wins the people have spoken.”

By Tara Golshan
It’s official: The leaked Donald Trump tape has cost Billy Bush his NBC job
Culture

His exit from NBC and the Today show is now final.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
Stephen Colbert corroborates some of Trump’s accusers — with Trump’s own wordsStephen Colbert corroborates some of Trump’s accusers — with Trump’s own words
2016 Presidential Election
I’m an anti-rape activist. The Trump allegations make me feel hope — and despair.I’m an anti-rape activist. The Trump allegations make me feel hope — and despair.
2016 Presidential Election

The silver lining: People are finally talking about the importance of consent.

By Jaclyn Friedman