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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for February 2016

Politics
Vox Sentences: 3 weeks to stop Donald TrumpVox Sentences: 3 weeks to stop Donald Trump
Politics

We were so wrong about Nevada; Obama’s cunning plot for SCOTUS; you now have a Facebook “threatening to swallow someone” emoji!

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
Politics
Donald Trump had zero congressional endorsements for months. He just got 2.Donald Trump had zero congressional endorsements for months. He just got 2.
Politics

“I think you have more Trump supporters in Congress. They just have to come out of the closet, so to speak,” one said.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Donald Trump could get an effectively insurmountable delegate lead in just 21 daysDonald Trump could get an effectively insurmountable delegate lead in just 21 days
Politics

Time is running out to stop Trump.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The strangest line from Donald Trump’s victory speech: “I love the poorly educated”The strangest line from Donald Trump’s victory speech: “I love the poorly educated”
Politics
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s rise and why he’s not sure Bernie is right about breaking up banksNoam Chomsky on Trump’s rise and why he’s not sure Bernie is right about breaking up banks
Politics

Chomsky says we are witnessing “the breakdown of society during the neoliberal period.”

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Nearly 20 percent of Trump’s supporters disapprove of Lincoln freeing the slavesNearly 20 percent of Trump’s supporters disapprove of Lincoln freeing the slaves
Politics

The New York Times found a stunning statistic.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
The broad support behind Trump’s Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishmentThe broad support behind Trump’s Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishment
Politics

The Donald won nearly every demographic group in Nevada.

By Michelle Hackman
Politics
A Carson dropout would make things even better for Donald TrumpA Carson dropout would make things even better for Donald Trump
Politics

There’s an argument that it’s Marco Rubio, not Trump, who is now being artificially helped by the crowded field.

By Jeff Stein
2016 Presidential Election
The Republican Party is brokenThe Republican Party is broken
2016 Presidential Election

And it’s not Donald Trump who broke it.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
2 winners and 3 losers from the Nevada Republican caucuses2 winners and 3 losers from the Nevada Republican caucuses
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Politics

Who comes out of Nevada looking strongest and weakest?

By Dara Lind
Politics
Donald Trump just won Nevada in a blowoutDonald Trump just won Nevada in a blowout
Politics

The streak continues.

By Andrew Prokop
Polyarchy
Clouds, clocks, and the unexpected rise of Donald TrumpClouds, clocks, and the unexpected rise of Donald Trump
Polyarchy

No theory predicted Donald Trump. But could any theory have?

By Lee Drutman
Politics
The sheer magnitude of money in presidential elections, in one short listThe sheer magnitude of money in presidential elections, in one short list
Politics

Presidential campaigns are expensive.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
The best predictor of Trump support isn’t income, education, or age. It’s authoritarianism.The best predictor of Trump support isn’t income, education, or age. It’s authoritarianism.
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Politics

American authoritarians are playing a major role in this election, and Donald Trump is the leader they are ready to follow.

By Matthew MacWilliams
Politics
Donald Trump has pushed mass deportation into the GOP mainstreamDonald Trump has pushed mass deportation into the GOP mainstream
Politics

It used to be too far for even Ted Cruz. Not anymore.

By Dara Lind