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Election 2016
October 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Only one thing mattered in the final presidential debate.
October 20, 2016
Laura Reston
By rudely interrupting Clinton all night, Trump sent a dangerous message.
October 20, 2016
Nicole Narea
Donald Trump’s insistence that the election is “rigged” is toxic for democracy.
October 20, 2016
Clio Chang
Trump claimed, falsely, that the sexual assault accusations against him have been “debunked.”
October 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump was totally incoherent about the economy.
October 20, 2016
Laura Reston
Donald Trump said immigrants—aka “some bad hombres”—are bringing crime into the U.S. He’s wrong.
October 20, 2016
Clio Chang
Trump vows that he will overturn Roe v. Wade “automatically.”
October 20, 2016
Nicole Narea
Trump TV seems to be getting a trial run.
October 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Chris Wallace is the presidential debate’s most interesting wild card.
October 20, 2016
Laura Reston
Hillary Clinton should have one goal tonight: delivering a fatal blow to Republicans down ballot.
October 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
The lead-up to the final debate is a circus, because Donald Trump is losing badly.
October 19, 2016
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump will need an awful lot of “missing” white voters to save him now.
October 19, 2016
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump and Roger Ailes are giving each other the silent treatment.
October 19, 2016
Sarah Jones
Are America’s Christian soldiers getting soft?
October 19, 2016
Graham Vyse
Marco Rubio to Republicans: Guys, we’re supposed to hate WikiLeaks. Remember?
October 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Can’t Stand Losing to a Girl
He keeps attacking men rather than Hillary Clinton because he's a sexist who's incapable of taking a female rival seriously.
October 19, 2016
Clio Chang
Hillary Clinton’s mandate will come from keeping the GOP far away from the White House.
October 19, 2016
Ryan Kearney
A voter registration failure in Virginia shows the real risk to fair elections.
October 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary, Don’t Blow This Golden Opportunity
Trump’s election-rigging conspiracy theory is her best way to tie him to the Republican Party, just as Obama has done.
October 19, 2016
MagazineLauren Smiley
America’s Voting Machines Are a Disaster in the Making
Forget Russian hackers or Donald Trump's fear-mongering about voter fraud. This election could be compromised for another reason entirely.

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