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Hillary Clinton Archive

Archives for December 2016

Politics
Why the white working class feels like they’ve lost it all, according to a political scientistWhy the white working class feels like they’ve lost it all, according to a political scientist
Politics

“They’re consumed by nostalgia.” — Justin Gest, author of The New Minority

By Sean Illing
Politics
Hillary Clinton’s loss in Michigan, explained by the last Democrat to win in MichiganHillary Clinton’s loss in Michigan, explained by the last Democrat to win in Michigan
Politics

Sen. Gary Peters believes Michigan should no longer be seen “as a reliably blue state.”

By Yochi Dreazen
Politics
Election polls 2016: trends in presidential, Senate, and House racesElection polls 2016: trends in presidential, Senate, and House races
Politics
This professor set off a war of words over “identity politics.” We debated him.This professor set off a war of words over “identity politics.” We debated him.
Politics

This Columbia professor criticized the Clinton campaign for being fixated on diversity — and the critics pounced.

By Sean Illing
Politics
The most common words in Hillary Clinton’s speeches, in one chartThe most common words in Hillary Clinton’s speeches, in one chart
Politics

They weren’t about “identity politics.”

By David Roberts
Politics
Melissa Harris-Perry: “since when” has racism or sexism disqualified an American president?Melissa Harris-Perry: “since when” has racism or sexism disqualified an American president?
Politics

In some ways, 2016 was a more “normal” election cycle than we’d like to admit.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
A single typo may have given Russian hackers access to the Clinton campaign chair’s emailsA single typo may have given Russian hackers access to the Clinton campaign chair’s emails