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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2016

Politics
On the morning after Election Day, Republican politicians will have to make a choiceOn the morning after Election Day, Republican politicians will have to make a choice
Politics

The GOP should condemn any “rigged election talk” — for their own good.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Trump didn’t create the “rigged election” rhetoric. Republicans did.Trump didn’t create the “rigged election” rhetoric. Republicans did.
Politics

Trump is only amplifying what Republicans have been saying for years.

By German Lopez
Politics
The Trump family loves Skittles analogies. So we used one to explain voter fraud to them.The Trump family loves Skittles analogies. So we used one to explain voter fraud to them.
Politics

Here’s the thing: Voter fraud is exceedingly rare.

By Alvin Chang and Javier Zarracina
The 24 excuses Team Trump has used to explain Donald Trump’s alleged sexual assaults
Politics

From airplane armrests to a Mexican billionaire.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
Trump’s claims about voter fraud are based on a lieTrump’s claims about voter fraud are based on a lie
Politics

A tiny fraction of in-person votes were fraudulent from 2000 to 2014.

By German Lopez
Politics
Donald Trump is going on a furious Twitter tirade about the “rigged” electionDonald Trump is going on a furious Twitter tirade about the “rigged” election
Explainers
Clinton wants a public health response to the opioid crisis. Trump wants more of the old drug war.Clinton wants a public health response to the opioid crisis. Trump wants more of the old drug war.
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Explainers

Clinton has detailed specific policies to address America’s current drug epidemic. Trump has made a couple vague promises.

By German Lopez
Trump’s son-in-law reportedly working on post-election Trump media empire
Politics

Trump’s team denies rumblings about Trump TV. But Jared Kushner reportedly reached out to a big media dealmaker.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
John Oliver rips into Trump: he “calls to mind both Frankenstein’s monster and a rabid dog”John Oliver rips into Trump: he “calls to mind both Frankenstein’s monster and a rabid dog”
Politics

Trump gave us another horrible week in the 2016 campaign. Oliver tries to make sense of it.

By German Lopez
Politics
Donald Trump’s unpatriotic campaignDonald Trump’s unpatriotic campaign
Politics

Nice country you got here. Shame if something should happen to it.

By Ezra Klein
Donald Trump: “animals representing Hillary Clinton” firebombed GOP office
Politics

Trump has baselessly accused Clinton of being behind what officials are calling “political terrorism.”

By Jeff Stein
An arsonist firebombed a county Republican Party headquarters in North Carolina
Politics

We don’t know who committed the attack.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Rudy Giuliani: Democrats commit election fraud because they “control the inner cities”Rudy Giuliani: Democrats commit election fraud because they “control the inner cities”
Politics

The Trump surrogate cites an election in Illinois 34 years ago.

By Jeff Stein
Climate
This audacious plan would let Hillary Clinton enact a cap-and-trade system — without CongressThis audacious plan would let Hillary Clinton enact a cap-and-trade system — without Congress
Climate

The Clean Air Act strikes again.

By David Roberts