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Election 2016
June 6, 2016
Joe Miller
The Most Shameless Sex Scandal in American Politics
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley's extramarital shenanigans are an exquisite blend of moral hypocrisy and political corruption.
June 6, 2016
Jeet Heer
The dream of a David French presidency is dead.
June 6, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The irony is the superdelegates have become a lifeline for Bernie Sanders.
June 6, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Racism Is Coloring Every Aspect of Republican Politics
A little-noticed anti-transgender maneuver exposes the GOP's pro-Trump opportunism.
June 3, 2016
Brian Beutler
Does Donald Trump’s sister (who is a federal judge) think Mexicans can’t judge impartially?
June 3, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s implying he won’t nominate Mexicans to the federal bench, and the Senate GOP thinks that’s swell.
June 3, 2016
Adam Peck
Is Bernie Sanders going to skydive into his rally tonight?
June 3, 2016
Ryan Kearney
The Twitter debate over anti-Trump violence is straight out of a Woody Allen film.
June 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump and Morning Joe is daytime TV’s worst on-again, off-again romance.
June 3, 2016
Brian Beutler
Will Paul Ryan Pay a Price for Endorsing Trump?
Seemingly nothing can tarnish Ryan's reputation. But the Trump endorsement might just do the trick.
June 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is the press getting sick of Trump?
June 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump has never looked weaker.
June 2, 2016
Steven Cohen
Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy campaign strategy is to beat Donald Trump over the head with the doomsday clock.
June 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan had nowhere to go but Trump.
June 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
The RNC is having a hard time finding Republicans who haven’t roasted Trump.
June 2, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump uses the crony equivalent of paid actors for pro-Trump University testimonials.
June 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Has CNN finally figured out how to deal with Trump’s lies?
June 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
There are politicians who can criticize Hillary for bad judgment. Trump is not one of them.
June 2, 2016
Laura Reston
Is Jill Stein the Next Ralph Nader?
Some Bernie Sanders voters vow they'll go Green in November—unless the threat of a President Trump proves too overwhelming.
June 1, 2016
Adam Peck
The Trump campaign just released the saddest video ever to defend Trump University.

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