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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2016

Donald Trump is going to war with his Republican critics
Politics

This is a worst-case scenario for the GOP.

By Matthew Yglesias
Donald Trump is willing to destroy the Republican Party for a chance to win
Politics

The Republican Party’s Trump nightmare just got much worse.

By Ezra Klein
This is what it looks like when a TV host calls out Donald Trump’s misogyny
Politics

NBC’s Chuck Todd goes after Trump ally Giuliani: “Oh, he wasn’t running for president, so it’s okay to be a misogynist?”

By Dara Lind
“He grabbed my pussy”: women speak out about their own sexual assaults after Trump tapes
Politics

There are thousands of stories, and counting.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Bingo cards for the 2nd presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary ClintonBingo cards for the 2nd presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Politics
By Soo Oh, Javier Zarracina and 2 more
Politics
Rudy Giuliani: I don’t know if Donald Trump has committed sexual assaultRudy Giuliani: I don’t know if Donald Trump has committed sexual assault
Politics

Trump’s top surrogates can’t promise he hasn’t committed sexual assault.

By Jeff Stein
Poll: Vast majority of Republican voters don’t care much about the leaked Trump tape
Politics

Republican elites are having a crisis of conscience over Trump, but Republican voters are all in.

By Dara Lind
This is Donald Trump’s worst nightmare
Politics

At long last, Donald Trump has been un-normalized.

By Ezra Klein
Culture
Watch: SNL and Alec Baldwin wreck and drag Donald Trump for his sexual assault bragsWatch: SNL and Alec Baldwin wreck and drag Donald Trump for his sexual assault brags
Culture

At this rate, there’s going to be a point where reality outpaces satire.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Mike Pence enabled Donald Trump. Stop saying he’d make a good president.
Politics

Let’s dispel the notion that Mike Pence didn’t know what he was doing.

By Libby Nelson
Trump to Howard Stern: You can call my daughter a “piece of ass”
Politics

Turns out we haven’t even heard all the sexist stuff Trump said on The Howard Stern Show.

By Emily Crockett
GOP elites are renouncing Trump. And some of their voters aren’t happy about it.
Politics

Trump has said he feels like he is running against two parties: Democrats and the Republican establishment

By Tara Golshan
61 insults, 39 women: Trump’s long history of misogyny
2016 Presidential Election
By Libby Nelson and Sarah Frostenson
Politics
A Trump collapse could give Democrats back the House. Here’s the math.A Trump collapse could give Democrats back the House. Here’s the math.
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Politics

Why one analyst thinks a Trump collapse of 6 points or more could put the House back in play this November.

By Jeff Stein