Hillary Clinton
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Politics & Society
How the unfit triumphed over the uninspiring
Hillary Clinton was judged as too untrustworthy to be rewarded with the Presidency – even against Donald Trump
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Politics & Society
New world order: Trump’s foreign policy
The only thing the world can expect is that everything is open to re-negotiation
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Politics & Society
Podcast
The US Election is a policy-free zone
Only nine per cent of the media coverage of the US election has been on policy issues. We diagnose what’s going on.
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Politics & Society
Why Americans won’t vote for Trump or Clinton
The growing support for third-party candidates in the US will force a shift by both main parties to bridge disaffection
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Politics & Society
Debate trilogy: From the mad to the bad to the crazy
Clinton v Trump shows the diverse and wondrous perplexity of US politics. Perhaps we should be applauding this.
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Politics & Society
Debate 3: Trump turns to language of advertising
There was some policy debate, but it was swamped by messages appealing to voters’ fears, hopes and insecurities
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Politics & Society
Why Trump is like the Terminator
Just like the movie character, somehow he’s still standing despite the hammer blows he’s taken to his reputation and credibility
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Politics & Society
Debate 2: All about insults, not issues
In a toxic atmosphere, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off in the most divisive presidential debate America has seen
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Business & Economics
Presidential fireworks: The verdict
The first Presidential debate delivered a riveting unlooked for policy battle and a gulf in style. Donald was very Donald and Hillary was very Hillary
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Politics & Society
Trump, Clinton and the politics of 9/11
He exploits the fact he was in New York the day thousands died in the Twin Towers, while she is a foreign policy hawk keen to show her wares