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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for February 2016

Politics
How to watch tonight’s Republican debateHow to watch tonight’s Republican debate
Politics

Donald Trump has won a primary now. Can he be stopped?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
What to expect at tonight’s Republican debateWhat to expect at tonight’s Republican debate
Politics

Trump vs. Cruz. Bush vs. Rubio vs. Kasich.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The Bernie Sanders/Hillary Clinton feud over guest workers, explainedThe Bernie Sanders/Hillary Clinton feud over guest workers, explained
Politics

The difference between the candidates may be more about strategy than policy.

By Jeff Stein
Politics
What Bernie told Lou Dobbs in 2007 about opposing the Kennedy-McCain immigration billWhat Bernie told Lou Dobbs in 2007 about opposing the Kennedy-McCain immigration bill
Politics

Guest workers are bad for wages.

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
Both Clinton and Sanders want to help rape victims abroad by changing this major policyBoth Clinton and Sanders want to help rape victims abroad by changing this major policy
Explainers

For decades, the Helms amendment has prevented US foreign aid from funding abortion — even if a woman has been raped or if her life is in danger.

By Emily Crockett
World Politics
Bernie is right: Hillary Clinton praising Henry Kissinger is outrageousBernie is right: Hillary Clinton praising Henry Kissinger is outrageous
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World Politics

Clinton’s love for Kissinger exemplifies her worst qualities.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Bernie Sanders has a Winston Churchill problemBernie Sanders has a Winston Churchill problem
Politics

Yes, Churchill fought Hitler. But he was also a chemical weapons enthusiast who presided over concentration camps, torture, and famine in British colonies.

By Amanda Taub
Politics
Clinton and Sanders finally had a real foreign policy debate. Here’s what we learned.Clinton and Sanders finally had a real foreign policy debate. Here’s what we learned.
Politics

Six lessons from the first real glimpse into what separates the candidates.

By Max Fisher
Politics
Clinton turned Sanders’s attacks on her Wall Street ties into a game of chicken — and wonClinton turned Sanders’s attacks on her Wall Street ties into a game of chicken — and won
Politics

She’s finally found a winning strategy on this.

By Matthew Yglesias
2016 Presidential Election
The all-woman moderating team made history at Thursday’s Democratic debateThe all-woman moderating team made history at Thursday’s Democratic debate
2016 Presidential Election

It passed the Bechdel test with flying colors.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
Can Bernie Sanders build a new coalition of low-income voters? 6 experts weigh in.Can Bernie Sanders build a new coalition of low-income voters? 6 experts weigh in.
Politics

Sanders may be winning over poor voters in a way Barack Obama did not in 2008.

By Jeff Stein
Politics
Hillary Clinton finally found her argument against Bernie SandersHillary Clinton finally found her argument against Bernie Sanders
Politics

During her closing statement at the Democratic debate.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Watch: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders get into it over … Henry Kissinger?Watch: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders get into it over … Henry Kissinger?
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Politics

One of the most entertaining fights of the night — and one of Bernie’s best foreign policy moment to date.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Bernie Sanders just set an impossibly ambitious goal to reverse mass incarcerationBernie Sanders just set an impossibly ambitious goal to reverse mass incarceration
Politics

“Number one, at the end of my first term, we will not have more people in jail than any other country.”

By German Lopez
Politics
Watch Bernie Sanders’s awkward attempted zinger against Hillary ClintonWatch Bernie Sanders’s awkward attempted zinger against Hillary Clinton
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Politics

“Well, Secretary Clinton, you’re not in the White House yet.”

By German Lopez