Presidential Election Archive
Archives for July 2016


“Russia, if you are listening, I hope you are able to find the 33,000 emails that are missing,” Trump said.
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This really happened.


It’s like if Nixon issued an open call for burglars to break into the Watergate.


Gee, thanks for the support, Bill.


What Trump said was indefensible. It’s also his whole campaign strategy in a nutshell.


It’s weird to keep saying this, but this is not okay behavior.

He almost addressed Black Lives Matter. Then he didn’t.


He made the act of voting for a woman for president feel not historic but deeply familiar

The movement for black lives didn’t begin and won’t end with politics.




A few major newspapers marked Clinton’s gender milestone with a front-page photo of Bill.


He may not be as rich as he says he is.


He’s rich, so he’s good: From 17th-century Calvinists to “prosperity gospel” preacher Joel Osteen, material success has been taken as a sign of spiritual worthiness.

The 2016 Democratic primary was supposed to be a boring story. And because Hillary Clinton eventually won the nomination, it’s easy to forget how she almost lost it.


Stephen Colbert created Cartoon Hillary Clinton to make a point about how scripted she is.