NATIONWIDE, THE STORY over the past couple of weeks has been how Donald Trump outmaneuvered Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Back here in Boston the converse was true: […]
2016 Election
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Unpopular vote
President Samuel J. Tilden. Ring a bell? Probably not since he lost. Tilden was the first of four presidential candidates in American history to fall victim to the Electoral College, winning […]
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Marginal errors
The ground shook at 10:25 Tuesday night. There were still a number of battleground states with incomplete results and polls remained open on the West Coast but the presidential race […]
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Patriot politics
Hillary Clinton had President and Michelle Obama, Bruce Springsteen, and Jon Bon Jovi campaigning for her on the final day of the 2016 presidential race, but Donald Trump was not […]
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Come(y) again?
The October surprise that threatened to upend the presidential race days before Election Day has turned into the November 180 that could return the contest onto the trajectory it been […]
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The Codcast: Charter school question at the wire
The vitriol and division that have been the hallmarks of the presidential race nationally have found their way to the state ballot question in Massachusetts on expanding charter schools. The […]
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It’s Weld’s move
After months of one of the most bizarre — and ugly — presidential campaigns in modern times, decision time has finally arrived. For American voters? Yes. But also for Bill […]
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CNN caught with pants down
Partisan commentators may make for lively TV, but CNN is discovering that they can also work as spies inside a news organization. CNN announced on Monday that it severed ties […]
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The Codcast: 2 pollsters talk shop
Americans love polls. Except when they don’t say what they want them to say. Donald Trump could not tout his poll numbers enough when he was winning the surveys and […]
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Trump trips, big league
When it comes to playing in the political major league, Donald Trump is truly an apprentice. His campaign already looked close to dead going into last night’s final debate. Trump […]
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Clinton stumbles
Hillary Clinton didn’t look very presidential on Sunday, as a video posted on Twitter showed her teetering on a sidewalk and then nearly collapsing as she was helped into a […]
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Johnson-Weld ticket in danger
The first presidential debate is just 20 days away and right now it appears Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will have the stage all to themselves. Libertarian candidate […]
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Oh, shoot, what did Trump say now?
Listen to the tape. If all you do is read the stories or the transcripts of what Donald Trump said regarding Hillary Clinton and guns, there surely is some wiggle […]