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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2016

Why Donald Trump can’t stop feuding with Alicia Machado, explained
2016 Presidential Election

Getting attention made Trump successful — but picking on the less powerful now makes him seem scary.

By Libby Nelson
Watch Donald Trump defend some of his most controversial comments while testifying under oath
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Politics

“It’s not like I’ve said anything that could be so bad.”

By Jeff Stein
Turns out Donald Trump actually did have microphone problems during the first debate
Politics

It wasn’t audible on TV, but it did affect the sound in the room.

By Andrew Prokop
The self-reinforcing cycle of sexism at Donald Trump rallies
Politics

Female campaign reporters tell New York magazine what it’s really like at Trump rallies.

By Tara Golshan
The Clinton campaign’s response to Trump’s attacks on Alicia Machado is very revealing
Politics

They think the GOP nominee has made a very damaging blunder.

By Andrew Prokop
Let’s dispel with this notion that Donald Trump knows what he’s doing
Politics

He’s blowing a race that favors the GOP.

By Matthew Yglesias
Donald Trump’s nasty, false tweetstorm against Alicia Machado proves how easy he is to bait
Politics

He started tweeting about the former Miss Universe just after 5 am.

By Libby Nelson
Don’t underestimate Cosmo. Women’s magazines are taking on Trump.
Politics

Women’s magazines are a secret weapon in politics. Hillary Clinton has noticed.

By Tara Golshan
Here are 2 world leaders Gary Johnson could say he admires
2016 Presidential Election

Mark Rutte and Lars Løkke Rasmussen are the most libertarian prime ministers.

By Matthew Yglesias
Donald Trump’s sycophant problem
Donald Trump

Presidents need to hear bad news. Donald Trump can’t handle it.

By Dara Lind
A review of a new Hitler biography is not so subtly all about Trump
Donald Trump

An analogy that gets something important right — and a lot wrong.

By Matthew Yglesias
Mischiefs of Faction
How big a bounce can Hillary Clinton expect from her debate performance, if any?How big a bounce can Hillary Clinton expect from her debate performance, if any?
Mischiefs of Faction

Looking at the cases for large effects, modest effects, and no effect at all

By Seth Masket