Tag Archives: 2016 Presidential Election
Jill Stein Asks Texans to ‘Invest’ in the Green Party
Texas Greens say a vote for Stein isn’t a vote for Trump, promote down-ballot candidates.
Texas Greens say a vote for Stein isn’t a vote for Trump, promote down-ballot candidates....Read More
The Trump Tally
Here’s where Texas’ top elected officials stand on the 2016 presidential race. (Hint: it’s mostly with Donald Trump.)
Here’s where Texas’ top elected officials stand on the 2016 presidential race. (Hint: it’s mostly with Donald Trump.) In a few weeks, American voters may ...Read More
Why My East Texas Neighbors are Voting for Trump (It’s Not Because They’re Stupid Rednecks)
East Texas voters aren't going for Trump because they're stupid, writes Joe Lansdale, but because they like the fear-based mythology of the Trump show....Read More
Hooks: Dems are Missing Their Chance to Give Obama His Transformational Legacy
In 2008, Obama said he wanted to create Reaganesque transformational change. Can Clinton do it?
As the Obama presidency ends, his aspiration to fundamentally change the country is the metric by which we should judge his legacy....Read More
Trump’s Twitter Account Alone Disqualifies Him for POTUS
The GOP nominee puts the incoherent ranting of a man with an outsized persecution complex online for all the world to see.
On Twitter, Trump speaks with a kind of incoherent clarity, channeling a brain teeming with an outsized persecution complex into bursts of salt and spit....Read More
Tired of Trump, Can Latinos Learn to Love a Libertarian?
Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson.
Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson....Read More
The Texas Miracle #19: Cocks, Glocks and Trump Across Texas
Unpacking the heat about guns on campus, plus Trump supporters explain their support for the Donald — or at least give it their best shot.
On the podcast: A trio of Texas Monthly writers helps us unpack the heat about guns on campus, plus Trump supporters explain their support for the Donald — or...Read More
In Texas, Trump Signals a Plan for Victory in Defeat
If the real estate mogul loses, he’s the only one who will emerge unscathed.
Donald Trump's Texas crowds have shrunk, distilled down to the angriest supporters. If he loses, writes Chris Hooks, they'll be angrier than ever....Read More
Trump Takes Texas, in Photos
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a sweep through Texas on Tuesday, meeting with donors in Fort Worth and Austin. In the capital city, Trump app...Read More