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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2016

2 pretty understandable reasons so few young voters are excited about Hillary Clinton
Politics

It’s not because of her policy. It’s her ties to Wall Street and Washington.

By Jeff Stein
Mike Pence demonstrated what Trumpism might look like after Trump
Politics

Pence distanced himself from Donald Trump the person — but he played on the same anxieties that fueled Trump’s rise.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Kaine makes a crucial point during VP debate: you can be both Christian and pro-choiceKaine makes a crucial point during VP debate: you can be both Christian and pro-choice
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Politics

Kaine preserved the frame of pro-choice policies as a religious one.

By Liz Plank
Politics
A Trump-Pence administration absolutely would “punish” women who have abortionsA Trump-Pence administration absolutely would “punish” women who have abortions
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Politics

Mike Pence denied it at the VP debate. He’s wrong.

By Emily Crockett
Reports suggest Donald Trump is unhappy with Mike Pence for winning the VP debate
Politics

How will Trump react to Pence upstaging him?

By Ezra Klein
7 criticisms of Trump that Mike Pence refused to answer
Politics

You might see some of these moments again in a campaign ad.

By Libby Nelson
Mike Pence brazenly contradicted Trump on Russia and Syria
World Politics

Whatever foreign policy Mike Pence just outlined, it’s not Donald Trump’s.

By Zack Beauchamp
2 winners and 4 losers from the vice presidential debate
Politics

One loser: the truth.

By Dylan Matthews
Tim Kaine: Pence and Trump should “trust women” on abortion, not ban it
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Politics

It was a revealing exchange between two Catholics.

By Emily Crockett
Mike Pence is a great salesman. But he’s stuck selling a terrible product.
Politics

A product named Donald Trump.

By Andrew Prokop
Why Mike Pence beat Tim Kaine at the VP debate, in one tweet
Politics

“Kaine is trying to win the argument, Pence is trying to win the audience.”

By German Lopez
Politics
What to expect at the vice presidential debateWhat to expect at the vice presidential debate
Politics

Mike Pence and Tim Kaine will square off.

By Andrew Prokop
Mike Pence won the debate by throwing Donald Trump under the bus
Politics

A victory for his 2020 presidential campaign.

By Matthew Yglesias
Mike Pence says Clinton-Kaine is an “insult-driven” campaign as Trump tweets insults
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Politics

The irony wasn’t lost on Hillary Clinton.

By Jeff Stein