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Election 2016
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will the RNC normalize “Hillary for Prison?”
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump campaign, GOP convention, stricken again by outrageous metaphor.
July 19, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
Is another #NeverTrump walkout planned for Donald’s big speech?
July 19, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Bored in Cleveland
The media wants chaos. So far, they’ve got a snooze on their hands.
July 19, 2016
Clio Chang
Day two of the RNC is all about Donald Trump’s amazing business deals—and making a little money on the side.
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why are so many outlets refusing to call what Melania Trump did “plagiarism?”
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Sorry, Trump campaign. You can’t gaslight your way out of plagiarizing Michelle Obama. It’ll only make things worse.
July 19, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 21: Paying Down the Hate Debt
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
In thirteen months, the Trump campaign has learned nothing about damage control.
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
This mashup of Melania Trump reading text plagiarized from Michelle Obama is incredibly damaging.
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
The GOP Is the Party of Death
On an apocalyptic convention night, Republicans wallowed in the pornography of suffering and the need to punish Hillary Clinton.
July 19, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Rudy Giuliani was unhinged tonight—his jaw, that is.
July 19, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Today’s RNC theme is actually “Make America Scared Again.”
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump-loving congressman Steve King boldly declares that white people are the greatest.
July 18, 2016
Alex Shephard
What do the RNC delegates pushing for a roll call vote really want?
July 18, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
The cops just love these open-carry clowns.
July 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
#NeverTrump ended with a whimper, but is this just the beginning of GOP convention chaos?
July 18, 2016
Steven Cohen
How long can Hillary Clinton walk the tight rope of racial justice politics?
July 18, 2016
Alex Shephard
It only took three hours for the RNC to devolve into chaos.
July 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
It’s not like Ohio’s an important state for a presidential candidate to win or anything.

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