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Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2016

Donald Trump is no longer starring in Politics: The Reality Show, and it’s hurting him
Politics

He consistently fails the absolute basics of political theater.

By Emily St. James
Trump interrupted Clinton 51 times at the debate. She interrupted him just 17 times.
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Politics

For most women, this is a very familiar pattern.

By Emily Crockett and Sarah Frostenson
How Hillary Clinton lured Donald Trump’s sexism out into the open
Politics

And celebrated with a shimmy.

By Dara Lind
The debate showed just how scary a Commander in Chief Donald Trump would be
Politics

He flubbed it on basically every major foreign policy issue.

By Zack Beauchamp, Yochi Dreazen and 1 more
11 of Donald Trump’s biggest whoppers in the first presidential debate
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A few times the GOP presidential candidate struggled with the truth.

By Jeff Stein
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3 winners and 2 losers from the first presidential debate3 winners and 2 losers from the first presidential debate
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It wasn’t really close.

By Dylan Matthews
These are the moments Clinton won over voters inclined to vote for Trump
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Even Trump voters didn’t like his answer on birtherism, a focus group found.

By Libby Nelson
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The first debate featured an unprepared man repeatedly shouting over a highly prepared womanThe first debate featured an unprepared man repeatedly shouting over a highly prepared woman
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The coherence gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was devastating.

By Ezra Klein
Donald Trump’s first presidential debate confirmed he has no idea what he’s talking about
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A baffling, foolish, bizarre performance.

By Matthew Yglesias
Donald Trump once again described America as a crime-ridden hellscape. It’s not.
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Trump said minority Americans “are living in hell because it’s so dangerous.” But crime is down overall.

By German Lopez
Watch Trump’s nonsense debate answer on supporting the Iraq War
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What is this.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Donald Trump kept lying about his role in birtherism during the debateDonald Trump kept lying about his role in birtherism during the debate
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Here’s the truth about what went on.

By Andrew Prokop
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Donald Trump’s attack over Hillary Clinton’s emails shows just how confused the “email controversy” has becomeDonald Trump’s attack over Hillary Clinton’s emails shows just how confused the “email controversy” has become
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Trump calls on Clinton to release emails he says she’s wrongfully deleted.

By Jeff Stein
Of course Trump briefly advertised his new hotel during the presidential debate
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His campaign is about enriching himself.

By Libby Nelson
Clinton and Trump just had a big debate about stop and frisk. One candidate got it right.
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Stop and frisk really did target black Americans. And the evidence suggests it didn’t effectively prevent crime.

By German Lopez