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Democratic National Convention 2016
July 26, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Democrats Just Showed Republicans How It’s Done
The convention's first night proved the party's resilience and unity.
July 26, 2016
Jeet Heer
Can Bernie Sanders Convince His Followers to Stop Being “Ridiculous”?
July 26, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Elizabeth Warren did her best to convert Bernie Sanders’s supporters.
July 26, 2016
Steven Cohen
Michelle Obama’s speech was probably the best Democratic National Convention speech we’ll get.
July 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
Sarah Silverman to Bernie or Bust supporters: “You’re being ridiculous.”
July 26, 2016
Alex Shephard
Susan Sarandon is not impressed with the DNC.
July 25, 2016
Clio Chang
The first night of the DNC will be about appeasing the leftists.
July 25, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
The “Bernie or Bust” protesters sound a lot like those “Lock Her Up” Republicans.
July 25, 2016
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders’s supporters just booed Bernie Sanders for telling them to vote for Hillary Clinton.
July 25, 2016
David Dayen
Debbie Wasserman Schultz might want to consider just going away.
July 25, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary Must Fight the GOP’s “Lock Her Up” Fantasy
Republicans are trying to delegitimize her. If she doesn't speak up, they might succeed.
July 25, 2016
David Dayen
Disorder on the Democratic Left
The Tim Kaine pick and WikiLeaks revelations have riled up the Bernie brigade on the eve of Hillary Clinton’s coronation.
July 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
Why Trump’s Convention Is the Worst Show on Earth
The GOP has been gutted. All it can do is reflect Trump’s ugly, erratic id.

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