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Election 2016
July 18, 2016
Clio Chang
Day one of the RNC is full of scandalmongers who believe Hillary belongs in prison and Obama’s a Muslim.
July 18, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
A man came to the RNC today wearing a shirt that read “CUCK HUNT” and an assault rifle strapped to his back.
July 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Trump campaign is a disorganized mess so brace yourself for four days of #Eastwooding.
July 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Hillary goes retro with ad that paints Trump as Goldwater Redux.
July 18, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump has never read a presidential biography and rarely reads anything not about himself.
July 18, 2016
Kyle Swenson
Cleveland on the Edge of Trumpocalypse
The first protest of the RNC offered a silent, ominous warning.
July 18, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is not quite ready to let Mike Pence speak for himself.
July 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Alex Jones’s badgering of Karl Rove is the perfect metaphor for the GOP convention.
July 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump Has Made America More Racist. Republicans Are OK With That.
July 18, 2016
Laura Reston, Alex Shephard
The Republican Party Blew It
Trump's rise was an opportunity to broaden the GOP's appeal. Instead, party insiders drafted a toxic platform designed to lose the White House—again.
July 18, 2016
Rick Perlstein
A Tale of Two Delegates—and Two GOPs
A Trump newbie, an establishment Kasich guy, and the culture clash that’s coming to Cleveland.
July 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Trump/Pence union was more awkward than a shotgun wedding.
July 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
While introducing Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump wanted to talk about everything but Mike Pence.
July 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Report: Donald Trump almost left Mike Pence at the altar.
July 15, 2016
David Dayen
Black Lives Matter Has Come a Long Way Since Heckling Bernie Sanders
And some activists at Netroots Nations are taking credit for his success.
July 15, 2016
Clio Chang
Mike Pence who?
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Ignore the Polls. Trump’s Campaign Is a Hot Mess, and That’s All That Matters.
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
With its new logo, the Trump/Pence campaign gets off to an appropriately pornographic start.
July 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump has made his “final, final decision”: Mike Pence will be his running mate.
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Fears of a Clown
Donald Trump's circus show is drowning out Hillary Clinton's message.

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