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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for August 2016

Politics
Donald Trump started to describe his education policy. Then he never finished his sentence.Donald Trump started to describe his education policy. Then he never finished his sentence.
Politics

It’s supposedly “education week” for the Trump campaign.

By Libby Nelson
Trump’s modeling agency encouraged models to work illegally on tourist visas
Politics

That’s breaking immigration law — but not the way his supporters really worry about.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
9 days, 11 positions: Donald Trump’s spectacular immigration flameout9 days, 11 positions: Donald Trump’s spectacular immigration flameout
Politics

What Trump’s immigration policy could actually look like. (There are options.)

By Dara Lind
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What do black people like me have to lose if Trump wins? Everything.What do black people like me have to lose if Trump wins? Everything.
2016 Presidential Election

Trump poses an existential menace to the future I have spent the better part of my adult life fighting for.

By Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Colin Powell’s foundation and Hillary Clinton’s are treated very differently by the media
Politics

Clinton’s problem is she’s presumed guilty.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The Trump campaign just admitted one of the scariest things about its candidateThe Trump campaign just admitted one of the scariest things about its candidate
Politics

What does Donald Trump believe? Whatever the last person to talk to him does, apparently.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin says she’s separating with Anthony Weiner amid third sexting scandalHillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin says she’s separating with Anthony Weiner amid third sexting scandal
Politics

The new photos are arguably worse than anything Weiner’s been caught doing before.

By Jeff Stein
Donald Trump’s latest tweet about crime is — surprise! — totally wrong
Politics

Trump claimed inner-city crime is reaching record levels. Nope.

By German Lopez
You can’t explain Trump’s conservative media appeal without talking about race
Politics

American politics has always been about race.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What I learned about Trumpism from reading 50 Breitbart articles about immigrationWhat I learned about Trumpism from reading 50 Breitbart articles about immigration
Politics

It isn’t about policy, it’s about national identity of white Americans.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Donald Trump just made his worst tweet yetDonald Trump just made his worst tweet yet
Politics

Turning an innocent woman’s tragic death into partisan fodder.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon reportedly abused his ex-wifeTrump campaign CEO Steve Bannon reportedly abused his ex-wife
Politics

Trump is already in a tight spot with women voters.

By Tara Golshan
Vox Sentences: The day the alt-right went mainstream
Politics

Colombia signs the peace deal that ends its 52-year civil war; the alt-right, explained; Donald Trump’s latest immigration wriggling, inexplicable.

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
Politics
Hillary Clinton’s strongest argument against Donald Trump, in one sentenceHillary Clinton’s strongest argument against Donald Trump, in one sentence
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Trump’s racism is indistinguishable from his conspiracy theorizing, Clinton argued.

By Jeff Stein