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Martin DyckmanSeptember 27, 2016

Your vote is a terrible thing to waste. That lesson was demonstrated 16 years ago, when his contested margin of 537 votes in Florida made George W. Bush president of the United States. From that came the invasion of Iraq and the present turmoil and bloodshed in the Middle East, the Supreme Court nominations of […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 27, 2016

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With six weeks remaining in the 2016 presidential race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off Monday night in the first of three debates. The spectacle reminded voters how much has changed in American politics since his virtuous dealings as a lawyer in the Illinois circuit courts in the 1850s earned Abraham Lincoln the nickname […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

Outside of the Drudge Report poll, most observers agree Monday night’s debate was an inauspicious performance for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. In a conversation Tuesday, State Sen. Aaron Bean — a strong supporter of Trump, who even helped to open a campaign headquarters earlier this month for the candidate — talked about where the debate went wrong for […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 27, 2016

During Monday’s presidential debate, I kept waiting for a moment that never came. Donald Trump had 100 million sets of eyeballs focused on him. What better time to prove he is not, as Hillary Clinton paints him, a racist, sexist, selfish jerk from an alternate universe. Trump was combative, but that’s who he is. Clinton […]

Associated PressSeptember 27, 2016

She was at her best. He was not at his worst. Weeks of Super Bowl-style hype aside, Monday night’s 90 minutes of heated clashes between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump probably didn’t shove many undecided voters off the fence. If Clinton aimed to push her famously unpredictable opponent into a made-for-sharing disqualifying moment, she didn’t […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 27, 2016

Miss Universe is speaking out. The Clinton campaign released a new video Tuesday featuring former Miss Universe Alicia Machado. In the 2-minute and 20-second video, Machado tells viewers how Donald Trump bullied her because of her weight and heritage. Machado won Miss Universe in 1996, and was the first Miss Universe after Trump bought the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

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Donald Trump’s boast in Monday night’s presidential debate that his strongest asset is his temperament is being thrown back at him in a new ad by Priorities USA, Hillary Clinton’s super PAC. “I have much better judgment than she does,” Trump said. “I think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. I have […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

Was it as good as you hoped it would be, America? For months, people have talked about how they could not wait to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battle it out in their first presidential debate. We all know that excitement wasn’t because of Clinton’s sterling debate style. No, it was because of the unknown about how The Donald […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton was the clear winner in Monday night’s first presidential debate, according to a national survey from Public Policy Polling. PPP found that at the event at Long Island’s Hofstra University, Clinton defeated Donald Trump 51 to 40 percent. The most salient point for Clinton was that among young voters, a group that has underperformed […]

Associated PressSeptember 27, 2016

In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a “racist lie” about President Barack Obama. Businessman Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician” as he sought to capitalize on Americans’ frustration with Washington. Locked in […]

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Martin Dyckman: Now is no time for exalted idealism

Darryl E. Owens: Donald Trump’s campaigning suggests he is running for prevaricator-in-chief

Aaron Bean discusses Donald Trump debate debacle

Joe Henderson: Donald Trump’s curious debate strategy — ‘he blew it’

Analysis: In debate, Hillary Clinton was prepared, Donald Trump was Trump

Hillary Clinton campaign rolls out new video focused on Donald Trump’s comments toward women

Hillary Clinton super PAC puts up new ad on Donald Trump’s temperament

Mitch Perry Report for 9.27.16 — The ‘what difference does it make?’ debate

PPP post-debate national polling finds Hillary Clinton won debate 51 to 40 percent

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror