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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for November 2016

Politics
7 experts try to explain how the polls missed Donald Trump’s victory7 experts try to explain how the polls missed Donald Trump’s victory
Politics

Why did we all think Hillary Clinton was going to clobber Trump in the Midwest?

By Jeff Stein
A look back at Trump vs. Clinton through the polls
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Video

This time capsule video shows several key moments from the 2016 election.

By Matteen Mokalla
Politics
Trump’s administration could be a total nightmare for LGBTQ peopleTrump’s administration could be a total nightmare for LGBTQ people
Politics

From the Supreme Court to executive actions, Trump could have a serious impact.

By German Lopez
Science
Trump’s election marks the end of any serious hope of limiting climate change to 2 degreesTrump’s election marks the end of any serious hope of limiting climate change to 2 degrees
Science

Widespread suffering and misery from climate change are now effectively inevitable.

By David Roberts
Politics
Early voting gave Democrats false hope. We should have seen this coming.Early voting gave Democrats false hope. We should have seen this coming.
Politics

Early voting looked good for Clinton. Until it didn’t.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
I’m a disabled American. Trump’s policies will be a disaster for people like me.I’m a disabled American. Trump’s policies will be a disaster for people like me.
Politics

We can make some educated guesses on what Trump’s policies will be, and they don’t look good.

By Ari Ne'eman
Culture
Feeling terrible right now? Maybe some poetry will help.Feeling terrible right now? Maybe some poetry will help.
Culture

Let Langston Hughes and W. H. Auden soothe your soul.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Trump’s win is a reminder of the incredible, unbeatable power of racismTrump’s win is a reminder of the incredible, unbeatable power of racism
Politics

He tapped into the most powerful force in America.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Politics
What young girls across America just lostWhat young girls across America just lost
Politics

I used to think a woman president wouldn’t matter. Then I read the research.

By Sarah Kliff
Donald Trump’s administration is going to be a bonanza for bankers
Politics

Populist rhetoric masks a bonanza of deregulation and tax cuts

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Trump won. But so did marijuana legalization, gun control, and minimum wage increases.Trump won. But so did marijuana legalization, gun control, and minimum wage increases.
Politics

Liberals lost the very top of the ticket. But it wasn’t so bad elsewhere.

By German Lopez
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s concession speech: what time she’s speaking and how to watch liveHillary Clinton’s concession speech: what time she’s speaking and how to watch live
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Hillary Clinton

It’s her first public statement since Donald Trump officially won.

By Libby Nelson
The Big Idea
How to coexist, after defeat, with citizens whose views you despiseHow to coexist, after defeat, with citizens whose views you despise
The Big Idea

Democracy means accepting shocking outcomes.

By Melissa Schwartzberg and Jennifer Gandhi
Culture
21-year-old Hillary Clinton on not giving up: “if you didn’t care a lot…you wouldn’t stay.”21-year-old Hillary Clinton on not giving up: “if you didn’t care a lot…you wouldn’t stay.”
Culture

Hillary Clinton’s legacy isn’t defined by winning. It’s about overcoming.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
Donald Trump’s election is a disaster for gunmakers. Really.Donald Trump’s election is a disaster for gunmakers. Really.
Politics

Two leading gunmakers saw their stocks fall by double digits today.

By Timothy B. Lee