Looking for the “hidden Trump vote” in online polls.
Donald Trump
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Why This Isn’t a Normal Election
It’s not about change vs. the status quo.
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An Electoral Win For Trump Goes Through Florida
And it’s going to be hard for his message to hit home in much of the state.
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Why Trump Peddles Fear while Hillary Preaches Hope
Behind the 2016 race’s weirdness is a skyrocketing violent death rate among older white Americans, even as everyone else gets safer.
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America Coming Together
In the name of stopping Donald Trump, will Mitt Romney formally endorse Hillary Clinton? The prospect of a Romney endorsement of the Democratic nominee should not be considered far-fetched. The 2012 Republican nominee surely must know that it might not be sufficient for him to denounce the Donald; if he seriously wants to convince those […]
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The Gray Zone: A Florida Fiasco, or a Progressive Possibility?
Something about it just rubbed me the wrong way. Back in May, when Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) appeared on MSNBC’s AM Joy, I was disturbed to see the US Senate candidate lambaste and hector host Joy Reid for asking questions about his alleged financial improprieties. It was a sour segment: the image of a powerful […]
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Virtual Insanity
Remember when Dr. Alvin Poussaint, the acclaimed Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor, argued that racism should be considered a form of mental illness? I could never figure out why Poussaint’s contention was considered controversial; it struck me as basic common sense that hatred based on race or culture is incompatible with rational thinking. Nearly two […]
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Despite Trump’s Wish, Economy Adds Jobs
The numbers aren’t “getting worse and worse.”
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Trump Dragging Down Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire
Both past and present New Hampshire senators feel the effect of having Trump as Republican nominee.
