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Election 2016
October 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
The two worst things about Donald Trump are that he can never admit he’s wrong and that he’s racist.
October 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
What was the point of Donald Trump’s “town hall” on Thursday?
October 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
Mark Halperin gets a D-.
October 7, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Will Have His Revenge on Republicans
And Hillary Clinton will bait him into re-establishing dominance on the biggest stage possible.
October 7, 2016
David Dayen
Who Detoxified Paul Ryan’s Budget?
Feckless Democrats and fawning journalists.
October 7, 2016
Omer Aziz
A Q&A With Donald Trump’s Favorite Muslim
Sajid Tarar, the head of Muslims for Trump, has become an unlikely fixture in the Trump campaign.
October 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan can barely admit that he’s going to be on the same stage as Donald Trump.
October 6, 2016
Sukjong Hong
Jesse Waters issued a classic non-apology for his offensive Chinatown episode.
October 6, 2016
Lovia Gyarkye
Was Trump’s sexism all an act?
October 6, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Democratic Party Will Never Have a “Trumpism of the Left”
What New York Times columnist Ross Douthat misunderstands about the differences between the parties.
October 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
It’s still an open question whether Donald Trump will bring up Bill Clinton’s past at the next debate.
October 5, 2016
Primary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 31: How Tim Kaine Won By Losing
October 5, 2016
Brooke Seipel
Donald Trump can’t let Mike Pence have the spotlight.
October 5, 2016
Sarah Jones
Contain your shock, but Mike Pence is wrong about institutional racism.
October 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Republicans don’t care about Asian people.
October 5, 2016
Brooke Seipel
Al Gore, millennial whisperer?
October 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Did the vice presidential debate drive a wedge between Donald Trump and Mike Pence?
October 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Has Turned Mike Pence Into a Vice Liar
The Indiana governor delivered a polished debate performance, but there was one striking similarity with Trump's earlier performance.
October 5, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena, Sukjong Hong
5 Highlights From the Vice Presidential Debate
The most notable moments from Tuesday night's clash between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence.
October 5, 2016
Brian Beutler
Mike Pence Is Key to Donald Trump’s Biggest Con
But who is getting conned: Trump supporters or Republican elites?

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