Hillary Clinton
Trump victory puts the nature of democracy in question
Democracies have a fatal flaw: majorities can elect leaders who do not believe in democracy or the rule of law or the necessity of strong independent civil institutions such as universities and a free press.
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Ranked: Worst to best presidential candidate performances on SNL
Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the weekend on the late night comedy show. Here’s how her performance compares with Donald Trump’s and other White House wannabes.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The dinner that showed why Trump and a cardinal should go to confession
Instead of telling Trump he was over the line, Cardinal Dolan enabled him to cast his campaign as a quasi-religious crusade.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Not being Trump won’t win Harris the election. She needs to do more – pronto
Even when getting softballs from supportive TV hosts, Harris at times seems unsure of how to answer.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
160 million Americans will vote. Only 538 will choose the next president
They are the members of the Electoral College. And they, in turn, are chosen by the legislatures of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala played all the Trump cards, but one of them was risky
By emphasising race – something she has so far downplayed, as Obama did in 2008 – Kamala Harris runs the risk of playing into her opponent’s hands.
- by Nick Bryant
Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris: Inside their quietly close bond
An ex-adviser to Hillary Clinton says the former secretary of state longs for Trump’s defeat, and would find it more satisfying if he lost to a woman.
- by Annie Karni and Katie Glueck
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump’s big new problem is that by attacking Walz, he punches his own voters
For Donald Trump, making personal snipes is a compulsion. But it’s hard to see how his usual attacks will work against a Democrat who embodies middle America.
- by Katy Hall
Opinion
US Votes 2024
I knocked Biden out of the race in ’87. Almost four decades later, he needs to quit again
In Washington, people often become what they start out scorning. This has happened to Joe Biden.
- by Maureen Dowd
‘Ground zero of fake news’: National Enquirer, the tabloid that fuelled the rise of Donald Trump
In 2016, the tabloid pumped up Donald Trump’s reputation while pumping out invented stories about rival Hillary Clinton.
- by David Bauder
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