Presidential Election Archive
Archives for August 2016


Clinton had a simple message: Trump isn’t a Republican, and Republicans should feel okay separating from him.


It’s a campaign strategy that can do both.


Clinton thrashed Trump over the alt-right, bigotry, and white nationalism.

He was supposed to spend the week hammering his strongest issue. Instead, he’s spent the week hinting he might flip-flop on it.


The Clinton campaign released a new video attack ad on Thursday.


“The idea that you have foreign governments ... heavily involved in financing an institution that’s this tied to the secretary of state’s family — well, that appears to be something new.”


Wavering Republicans are still looking for a reason to vote Trump.

Trump doesn’t inspire the young, so why does he inspire the old?


The story is still that there’s no story.


The first lady suggests pop culture could be a place to start.

Trump called himself “Mr. Brexit.” Now a real Mr. Brexit is appearing with him.


The story of how Breitbart became the Trump campaign’s favorite outlet.


The story is that there is no scandal.


She won’t do one, they’re kinda dumb, the press loves them, and she hates the press.


Extreme candidates are more likely to appear in multi-party political systems. Does Trump’s rise in the US mean the US has more extreme political elements than we’ve seen in Europe?