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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2016

Culture
Donald Trump is the ultimate cosmic horror, according to America’s favorite erotica authorDonald Trump is the ultimate cosmic horror, according to America’s favorite erotica author
Culture

Chuck Tingle’s new parody website takes aim at H.P. Lovecraft and Donald Trump’s human suit.

By Aja Romano
Politics
Donald Trump’s experts are basing his trade policy on a remarkably silly mistakeDonald Trump’s experts are basing his trade policy on a remarkably silly mistake
Politics

His brain trust is as ill-informed as he is.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The question of what Donald Trump “really believes” has no answerThe question of what Donald Trump “really believes” has no answer
Politics

He does not have beliefs as such.

By David Roberts
Trump defended the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy. The NYPD said Trump got the facts wrong.
Politics

Even the New York City Police Department fact-checked the debate.

By German Lopez
Trump says an old interview is proof that he opposed the Iraq War. Nope.
World Politics

Fox News tries to back Trump on Iraq, and succeeds only in embarrassing itself.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Clinton’s debate performance spoke to every woman who has had to humor an incompetent manClinton’s debate performance spoke to every woman who has had to humor an incompetent man
Politics

We’ve all met that guy. Trump is that guy.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Why the Anti-Defamation League just put the Pepe the Frog meme on its hate symbols listWhy the Anti-Defamation League just put the Pepe the Frog meme on its hate symbols list
Politics

The Anti-Defamation League makes it official.

By Libby Nelson
Howard Dean is disgracing himself by inventing drug rumors about Trump
Politics

For Pete’s sake, no, Donald Trump does not have a secret cocaine addiction.

By Dara Lind
A new report confirms that Donald Trump was too lazy to seriously practice for the debate
Politics

Trump didn’t like to actually practice debating.

By Andrew Prokop
Donald Trump’s new excuse for his poor debate performance got the Daily Show response it deserved
Politics

Trump blamed the microphone for his debate struggles. Seriously.

By German Lopez
The Big Idea
A conservative case against Trump’s apocalyptic view of AmericaA conservative case against Trump’s apocalyptic view of America
The Big Idea

There’s long been a pessimistic strain of conservatism. But the doom and gloom are out of hand.

By James Pethokoukis
How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would tax the 1 percent, in one chart
Politics

The superrich would fork over billions more under Clinton’s plans, and billions less under Trump’s.

By Javier Zarracina and Jeff Stein
Hillary Clinton’s debate may have gotten young voters excited about her. Not a moment too soon.
Politics

“This is the best opportunity she’s had to reset her relationship with millennials,” one pollster said.

By Jeff Stein
Why the Trump-Clinton debate ratings were both historic — and a little disappointing
Politics

Monday night’s presidential debate was the most-watched in American history.

By Sarah Frostenson