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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for February 2016

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

Clinton and Sanders will face off for the final time this month.

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

The stakes are high in Clinton and Sanders’s last debate of this month.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Eric Garner’s daughter just endorsed Bernie Sanders in an emotional videoEric Garner’s daughter just endorsed Bernie Sanders in an emotional video
Politics

A big pivot for Sanders.

By German Lopez
Politics
Why younger women love Bernie Sanders, and why it drives older women crazyWhy younger women love Bernie Sanders, and why it drives older women crazy
Politics
What are “superdelegates,” and what do they mean for the Democratic nomination?What are “superdelegates,” and what do they mean for the Democratic nomination?
Politics

A look at the delegate math that could shape the Democratic primary.

By Jeff Stein
2016 Presidential Election
What the architects of Obama’s 2008 campaign think of the Bernie Sanders campaignWhat the architects of Obama’s 2008 campaign think of the Bernie Sanders campaign
2016 Presidential Election

Obama promised change, not a revolution.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Why Bernie Sanders can’t get even one foreign policy advisorWhy Bernie Sanders can’t get even one foreign policy advisor
Politics

Bernie Sanders should’ve had a real case to make that Hillary Clinton is too hawkish. Why didn’t he?

By Max Fisher
Politics
The Congressional Black Caucus PAC just endorsed Hillary ClintonThe Congressional Black Caucus PAC just endorsed Hillary Clinton
Politics

Clinton and Sanders are both increasing outreach to black voters.

By Michelle Hackman
Politics
Bernie Sanders on how he’s different from Donald Trump: I’m not racist, basicallyBernie Sanders on how he’s different from Donald Trump: I’m not racist, basically
Politics

“People have a right to be angry. But what we need to be is rational in figuring out how we address the problems and not simply scapegoating minorities.”

By German Lopez
How Iran’s election could make history
Video

Iran is about to hold a national election that could shape the country’s future for a generation.

By Johnny Harris and Max Fisher
Politics
Bernie Sanders’s remarkable small-donor fundraising should scare Hillary ClintonBernie Sanders’s remarkable small-donor fundraising should scare Hillary Clinton
Politics

His campaign can basically mint money now.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Pundits think Bernie’s doomed because he can’t win nonwhite votes. I’m not so sure.Pundits think Bernie’s doomed because he can’t win nonwhite votes. I’m not so sure.
Politics

Majority-minority districts elect a lot of Bernie-esque members of Congress, after all.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Vox Sentences: New Hampshire votes to overthrow billionaires, make a billionaire presidentVox Sentences: New Hampshire votes to overthrow billionaires, make a billionaire president
Politics

Bernie and Trump take New Hampshire, and the Supreme Court deals a temporary but tough blow to climate change action.

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
Politics
Only Bernie Sanders could raise $5.2 million off a speech bashing money in politicsOnly Bernie Sanders could raise $5.2 million off a speech bashing money in politics
Politics

The Bern is raking in money after his crushing win in New Hampshire.

By Michelle Hackman