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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2016

Culture
SNL’s brilliant Black Jeopardy sketch gave us some of the best political commentary of this electionSNL’s brilliant Black Jeopardy sketch gave us some of the best political commentary of this election
Culture

Saturday Night Live found a new (and subtle!) way to joke about the 2016 election.

By Caroline Framke
Video
Everything else on your ballot, explainedEverything else on your ballot, explained
Video
By Mac Schneider and Carlos Waters
Politics
Former Rep. Joe Walsh: “If Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket”Former Rep. Joe Walsh: “If Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket”
Politics

Even if it’s a joke, it’s not funny.

By Emily Crockett
Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s bizarre hotel opening proved he’s in this for himselfDonald Trump’s bizarre hotel opening proved he’s in this for himself
Donald Trump

Where was Trump 13 days before the election? Opening a hotel in DC.

By Libby Nelson
The Gray Area
Francis Fukuyama: America is in “one of the most severe political crises I have experienced”Francis Fukuyama: America is in “one of the most severe political crises I have experienced”
Podcast
The Gray Area

“I think this election year has suggested that maybe we were just lucky.”

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Newt Gingrich’s fight with Megyn Kelly reveals a gross, twisted logic about sexual assaultNewt Gingrich’s fight with Megyn Kelly reveals a gross, twisted logic about sexual assault
Politics

And we’ve been hearing it a lot lately from Trump and his surrogates.

By Emily Crockett
Make America violent again: Trump’s rhetoric could cause Election Day mayhem — and worse
World Politics

Scholars worry that Trump’s “rigged election” talk will have far worse consequences than we imagine.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Leaked emails show how Coca-Cola tried to sway Hillary Clinton on a soda taxLeaked emails show how Coca-Cola tried to sway Hillary Clinton on a soda tax
Politics

Is Clintonworld too close to big soda?

By Julia Belluz
The Big Idea
The ABA wouldn’t run a piece calling Trump a “libel bully.” Here it is.The ABA wouldn’t run a piece calling Trump a “libel bully.” Here it is.
The Big Idea

An American Bar Association journal commissioned an article on Donald Trump’s frivolous lawsuits — then worried they’d be a target.

By Susan Seager
Politics
Trump booster Alex Jones: I’m not anti-Semitic, but Jews run an evil conspiracyTrump booster Alex Jones: I’m not anti-Semitic, but Jews run an evil conspiracy
Politics

“They run Uber, they run the health care, they’re going to scam you, they’re going to hurt you.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The 9 types of lies Donald Trump tells the mostThe 9 types of lies Donald Trump tells the most
Politics

Trump has told hundreds of lies over the final weeks of the campaign.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Newt Gingrich melts down on Fox over Trump spiral, calls Megyn Kelly “fascinated with sex”Newt Gingrich melts down on Fox over Trump spiral, calls Megyn Kelly “fascinated with sex”
Politics

A wild exchange on Fox last night.

By Jeff Stein
Climate
Hey, look: The Trump and Clinton campaigns actually had a substantive climate debateHey, look: The Trump and Clinton campaigns actually had a substantive climate debate
Climate

The energy advisers to the two campaigns squared off. It wasn’t half bad.

By Brad Plumer
Politics
Brexit’s victory doesn’t mean the polls are wrong about TrumpBrexit’s victory doesn’t mean the polls are wrong about Trump
Politics

For starters, the polls got Brexit right!

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
The last Russian leader to mess with a US election? Josef Stalin.The last Russian leader to mess with a US election? Josef Stalin.
World Politics

Turns out this isn’t the first time Russia has done this sort of thing.

By Will Moreland