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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for December 2015

Politics
Why Trump’s ridiculous doctor’s note actually mattersWhy Trump’s ridiculous doctor’s note actually matters
Politics

Donald Trump’s doctor’s note isn’t funny. It’s scary.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Donald Trump’s doctor just wrote the Trumpiest letter about Trump’s healthDonald Trump’s doctor just wrote the Trumpiest letter about Trump’s health
Politics

“If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

By Andrew Prokop
Explainers
The Donald Trump/Ted Cruz feud, explainedThe Donald Trump/Ted Cruz feud, explained
Explainers

After months of friendliness, Trump and Cruz are now at war.

By Andrew Prokop
2016 Presidential Election
Poll: Trump and Cruz are the Republican frontrunners, and Clinton would beat them bothPoll: Trump and Cruz are the Republican frontrunners, and Clinton would beat them both
Politics
A new poll shows Ted Cruz beating Trump by 10 points in IowaA new poll shows Ted Cruz beating Trump by 10 points in Iowa
Politics

Since July, every poll of the GOP race in Iowa has Donald Trump or Ben Carson in the lead — until this week.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Donald Trump’s Muslim proposal has a scary amount of supportDonald Trump’s Muslim proposal has a scary amount of support
Politics

Twenty-five percent of Americans support Trump’s proposal to stop all Muslims from coming to the US.

By Libby Nelson
Culture
Jon Stewart crashed Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. Together they made fun of Donald Trump.Jon Stewart crashed Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. Together they made fun of Donald Trump.
Politics
Donald Trump has gone too far for French far-right leader Marine Le PenDonald Trump has gone too far for French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
Politics

He’s really out of control.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
We asked 6 pollsters if Trump could win the general election. Here’s what they said.We asked 6 pollsters if Trump could win the general election. Here’s what they said.
Politics

If the increasingly less unthinkable happens and Donald Trump becomes the GOP nominee, could he actually win the presidency?

By Andrew Prokop
2016 Presidential Election
Trump is getting all the press, but the Sanders movement is more important for the futureTrump is getting all the press, but the Sanders movement is more important for the future
2016 Presidential Election

Sanders has more supporters than Trump, and they’re younger.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
The case for Donald Trump as Time’s Person of the Year, for better or for worseThe case for Donald Trump as Time’s Person of the Year, for better or for worse
Culture

The definition has always been flawed.

By Caroline Framke
Politics
Donald Trump and the GOP’s “missing white voter” problemDonald Trump and the GOP’s “missing white voter” problem
Politics

Conservatives decided to search for the “missing white voters” and Trump found them.

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
“Ethnic outbidding”: the academic theory that helps explain Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric“Ethnic outbidding”: the academic theory that helps explain Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric
World Politics

How a concept from political science helps explain why the Republican field has been so cruel to Muslims — Donald Trump worst of all.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Poll: Two-thirds of Republicans support Trump’s plan to keep out MuslimsPoll: Two-thirds of Republicans support Trump’s plan to keep out Muslims
Politics

The GOP leadership isn’t just at odds with Trump on religious discrimination in immigration — it’s at odds with its own voters.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Bernie Sanders on Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric: that “crap” won’t work in the USBernie Sanders on Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric: that “crap” won’t work in the US
Politics

Sanders slams Trump’s plan to halt Muslim immigration.

By Michelle Hackman