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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2016

Politics
What now? Ross Douthat on the future of Trump and the Republican Party.What now? Ross Douthat on the future of Trump and the Republican Party.
Politics

“A war of Republican against Republican, conservative against conservative.”

By Sean Illing
Donald Trump will try to convince you a Mexican billionaire is behind his alleged sexual assaults
Politics

His latest plan is to attack billionaire Carlos Slim.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
President Obama: Republicans “feeding their base all kinds of crazy” gave us TrumpPresident Obama: Republicans “feeding their base all kinds of crazy” gave us Trump
Politics

“You claim the mantle of the party of family values, and this is the guy you nominate.”

By Jeff Stein
Donald Trump’s problem isn’t a conspiracy. It’s him.
Politics

A unified theory of Donald Trump’s scandals.

By Ezra Klein
There’s nothing suspicious about Trump’s accusers coming forward weeks before the election
Politics

Most victims never report. If they do, they often wait.

By Emily Crockett
A GOP strategist explains why the Republican Party is about to break in two
Politics

“There will be the alt-right party; then there will be a center-right conservative party.”

By Andrew Prokop
Hillary Clinton says the news makes her want to “look at cat GIFs.” Us too.
Politics

So here, have some cat GIFs.

By Emily Crockett
”You deserve every charge of sexism thrown at you”: a conservative activist quits GOP after Trump tape
Politics

“All you’ll have left is the party The Left always accused you of being.”

By Sean Illing
Donald Trump Jr.’s deplorable justification for his dad’s comments about women
Politics

“I think it makes him a human. I think it makes him a normal person, not a political robot.”

By German Lopez
Trump: I didn’t sexually assault a People magazine reporter, because “look at her”
Politics

Trump just can’t stop objectifying women.

By German Lopez
Politics
Watch: Michelle Obama’s powerful speech on the Trump sexual assault allegationsWatch: Michelle Obama’s powerful speech on the Trump sexual assault allegations
Politics

She never mentioned Trump’s name.

By Andrew Prokop
Why didn’t Trump’s accusers come forward sooner? Just look at what he said when they did.
Politics

Donald Trump’s speech Thursday was deliberately designed to bully any other victims out there into staying quiet.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Donald Trump’s loose talk of a conspiracy to rig the election puts people in dangerDonald Trump’s loose talk of a conspiracy to rig the election puts people in danger
Politics

Trump is nonchalantly taking a sledgehammer to the bedrock of the American government.

By Dara Lind