2016 presidential election
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Amber Ruffin Has Some Advice for Election Day 2020 (Because She Went to Bed Too Early in 2016)
This blog may be the umpteenth article you will read today about the upcoming presidential election, but I do think this one will at least ease some of the stress because you may get a chuckle out of it. As we approach Election Day on Tuesday, Amber Ruffin has some advice for U.S. citizens (and…
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On Conspiracy Theories and Election Hacking [Updated]
Editor’s Note (8/1/2018): The original story that appeared here has been updated after editorial review. The reasons are outlined in the updated piece. On Thursday morning, The Root published an article written by this writer asserting my opinion that the 2016 election was hacked by Russian actors and that there is evidence that votes were…
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White Woman Caught on Camera Spouting Trump’s Greatest Hits, Telling Latino Man That Mexicans Are ‘Rapists’ and ‘Animals’
Another Karen white woman has been caught exposing her whole racist ass on camera, berating a Latino man and telling him that Mexicans are “drug dealers, rapists and animals” as she spouted some of Donald Trump’s greatest hits from the 2016 campaign trail. Esteban Guzman, from California, posted a video of his confrontation with Darth…
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Roger Stone Claims Russian National Offered ‘Dirt’ on Hillary Clinton in Exchange for $2 Million
Roger Stone said that a Russian national approached him in May 2016 with damaging information about Hillary Clinton and wanted $2 million in exchange, the Washington Post reports. Calling himself Henry Greenberg, the man offered compromising information on Clinton, Donald Trump’s presumptive general election Democratic opponent at the time, but did not detail exactly what…
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CIA Says Russia Helped Trump in US Election: Report
In a secret assessment from September, the CIA concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to an explosive report from the Washington Post. “It is the assessment of the intelligence community that Russia’s goal here was to favor one candidate over the other, to help Trump…
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KKK's Official Newspaper Backs Trump; Trump Campaign Rejects Support
The Crusader, the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan, has announced its support for the candidacy of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in its current issue, the Washington Post reports. The newspaper’s entire front page is used for a lengthy defense of Trump’s run for the White House under the banner, “Make America Great…
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Trump Supporter Arrested for Voter Fraud in Iowa
A Des Moines, Iowa, woman has been arrested for voting twice this month for Donald Trump in the general election, reports USA Today. Some may find this ironic, given that the Republican candidate has repeatedly said that his supporters should be on the “watch” during the election for potential voter fraud. Terri Lynn Rote, 55,…
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Arizona Republic Backs Hillary Clinton for President
The Arizona Republic has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, and it is the first time in the history of the newspaper that it has backed a Democrat. The paper made its decision known in an editorial published Tuesday titled, “Hillary Clinton Is the Only Choice to Move America Ahead.” The editorial begins, “Since The Arizona…
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In Case You Didn’t Notice, Charlotte, NC, Is in the Middle of a Major Battleground State This Election
Keith Lamont Scott’s tragic shooting by police and the subsequent rage in Charlotte, N.C., could not have happened at a worse time—or in a worse place politically. Intersecting unrest is the larger backdrop of what is, arguably, the nation’s most extreme top-to-bottom-ballot battleground state this election cycle. Many on the ground protesting (and those watching…
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Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Donald Trump for President
The nation’s largest police labor organization announced its endorsement of Donald Trump for president on Friday. The Fraternal Order of Police, which has more than 330,000 members, said in a press release (pdf) that Trump has its full support. According to the statement, “For a candidate to receive the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of…