1. These Are the Lessons to Take — and Not to Take — From the First Debate in 2012Trump shares at least one key advantage that Romney also enjoyed in his commanding win over Obama.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. roundup
    How Will Voters Separate Fact From Fiction at the Debates?This campaign is not like the others. Will the debate moderators adapt?
    By Chas Danner
  3. How Important Is the First Presidential Debate?New York’s political team weighs in on what could happen on the first showdown between these two opponents.
    By Rebecca Traister, Jonathan Chait, and Ed Kilgore
  4. today in donald trump
    Mike Pence Says Trump Will Not Bring Gennifer Flowers to DebateTrump had suggested he’d invite Bill Clinton’s former mistress in retaliation for the Clinton campaign inviting Mark Cuban.
    By Chas Danner
  5. Maybe Millennials Think Clinton’s Already Won. She Hasn’t.The good news for Clinton is that if Millennials figure out she’s in trouble, they will be much less likely to stay home or defect to a minor party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Plans $140 Million Ad Buy It Can’t Yet AffordThey only had $50 million on hand about three weeks ago.
    By Chas Danner
  8. the national interest
    Obama’s Climate Plan Will Survive Legal ChallengeThere’s only one remaining Republican who can destroy life as we know it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. Why Ted Cruz Might Finally Endorse Donald TrumpCruz does not want to get some of the blame for a narrow Trump loss, so a pro forma endorsement might get him off postelection retribution lists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is a Lazy Idiot, Trump Campaign Tells New York TimesIs it possible to set expectations too low?
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. How to Make Sense of the Election ForecastsBetting markets give Clinton a 72 percent chance of winning, while data journalists have her at 61 percent. Whom should you trust?
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and awful
    Congressman Explains Charlotte Protesters Just ‘Hate White People’Meanwhile, Mike Pence thinks we should all set aside “this talk about institutional racism and institutional bias.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. The Cynical Dark-Money Game Behind the Effort to Impeach the IRS CommissionerThe whole IRS “scandal” has disguised an effort to hide big donors behind the veil of tax-exempt status.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. Could the Charlotte Protests Tip North Carolina to Trump?In a dead-even battleground state, violence could be a boost for law-and-order Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Trump Endorsed by Populist Democrat, Money Launderer Andrew SteinA few key biographical facts did not make it into the endorsement column.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Is Hillary’s Wonkiness Wasted on a Polarized America?She hasn’t gotten much love for her policy chops in either the primaries or the general.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Clinton Has 7-to-1 Advantage Over Trump in Ad SpendingThe spending gap might be unprecedented. And it’s not like he’s offsetting it elsewhere.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    The Abnormalization of Hillary ClintonThe notion that Clinton’s email scandal is disqualifying requires a suspension of any rational standards or historical memory.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. from the archives
    Are These Quotes From This Summer or Our 1996 Bob Dole Cover Story?Establishment senator or billionaire outsider? Doesn’t much matter to the operatives, when you’re running against a Clinton.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  20. early and often
    Wall Street Is Starting to Get Freaked Out About Donald TrumpMarkets have gotten more volatile as polls have tightened. Some seers think a Trump win could send stocks down 10 percent.
    By Michelle Celarier
  21. Trump Protects His Anti-Abortion Flank With Promises and PatronageDonald Trump’s handling of the right-to-life movement is a good example of how he’s successfully pandered to conservative “base” groups.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Which Trump Will Show Up for Monday’s Debate?Clinton’s debate prep is immensely complicated by uncertainty about the tack her crafty and volatile opponent will take.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. The Battle to Turn Out Early Voters Has Begun. One Candidate Has a Plan.In the chess game of voter targeting and mobilization, Clinton has strategic flexibility, but will Trump will benefit from state GOP efforts?
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Says Reporter Gets ‘Facts Wrong’ on Charity, Won’t Provide FactsThe Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold is just “obsessed” with Trump – who could be our next president – so how can we believe anything he says?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Trump Campaign Offices in the West Bank Capture His Idea of AmericaIt lacks a certain sensitivity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Americans Are Exceptionally Bad at VotingYet another thing that makes us special.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    Esquire Writer Doesn’t Understand Charter Schools, Is Sure They’re Up to No GoodPoor kids can take pride in the sacrifice they have made for the cause of sticking it to The Man.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. Clinton Likely to Be the Aggressor in the First DebateHRC needs to wake up un-energetic Democrats and minor-party voters who think there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between Trump and Clinton.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    How the Republican War on Obamacare Explains TrumpBush speechwriter Michael Gerson thinks Barack Obama is the president who made America doubt government competence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. If Republicans Win the White House and Senate, the U.S. Will See Radical ChangesHistorically, the Senate filibuster has put the brakes on huge legislative shifts. That will probably not be the case under a Trump administration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. games
    Spot What’s Wrong: Donald Trump Jr. Tweet Compares Syrian Refugees to SkittlesHint: It’s mathematically incorrect, grammatically incorrect, and offensive on multiple levels.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. Can Bernie Undo the Damage He’s Done to Clinton?Bernie Sanders’s arguments for Hillary Clinton are constantly undermined by the arguments he earlier made against her.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Tired of Giving Rich Most of the Tax Cuts, Decides to Give Them All“All” is a slight exaggeration. Actually, just 99.6 percent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. There’s a Certain Kind of Terror Threat That’s More Likely to Benefit TrumpA huge attack could sober Americans and even unite them behind the current president. Smaller incidents tend to feed fear and rage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Donald Trump Has Secret Plan to Destroy ISIS by Using ProfanityIt is so simple it is almost brilliant.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. the national interest
    Education Reform Works in Massachusetts. Will Voters Care?It’s one of the most important tests of social justice and economic mobility of any election in America this fall.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. politics
    The Former High School Classmate Who Could Take Chris Christie DownDavid Wildstein, Bridgegate, and the trial that could wreck the governor for good.
    By Andrew Rice
  38. corporate welfare
    Report: Trump Received $885 Million in Tax Breaks for His New York EmpireHe used political connections and lawsuits to become a king of corporate welfare.
    By Chas Danner
  39. deplorables
    Trump Wants to ‘See What Happens’ to Clinton If Her Bodyguards Are DisarmedHe said it would be “very dangerous” for Clinton without protection.
    By Chas Danner
  40. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Winning SeptemberThe debates are Hillary Clinton’s last chance to un-normalize him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. the national interest
    Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton Is the Real BirtherHe is not telling the truth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. Clinton’s Double Burden: Obama and Her HusbandEveryone talks about Hillary Clinton’s baggage. But she bears not only her own but that of the 42nd and 44th presidents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Splits With Trump, Disavows BirtherismThe campaign released a (false) statement after the candidate refused to admit Obama was born in the United States.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. Early and Often
    Gore May Campaign for Clinton, Warn About Voting Third-PartyHe said he knows “from personal experience that every vote counts.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. Trump Could Lose Popular Vote, Win White HouseThe tightening presidential race obscures a new possibility that should freak out liberals: Trump could plausibly win while losing the popular vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Is a Spinning Wheel of CrazyEven identifying Trump’s stance at any given point in time is often impossible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the national interest
    Donald Trump Explains His Plan for Epic CorruptionCompany, country, whatever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. Good & Bad News for Liberals on Trump’s Strong Poll Numbers in Florida & OhioIt doesn’t quite mean what it did back in 2000 or 2004.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. early and often
    Ivanka Doesn’t Like Facts on Dad’s Maternity Leave Policy, So She Ignores ThemShe accused a reporter of going “negative” and “editorializing” for quoting his sexist remark.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Clinton ‘Fit to Serve,’ Claims Doctor Who Doesn’t Even Have Her Own TV ShowShe’s “recovering well” from a bout of mild, non-contagious bacteria pneumonia.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. That Democratic Senate Looking DicierThe odds are dropping along with the standing of several key candidates — especially Evan Bayh.
    By Ed Kilgore
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