2016 election on HotAir

2016 election

Sep 2017

WaPo: New study rocks political world … broadcasters hardest hit?

Ed Morrissey Sep 26, 2017 6:41 PM

“The best estimate for the persuasive effects of campaign contact and advertising … is zero.”

Hillary: On second thought, I won’t be challenging the election

Ed Morrissey Sep 20, 2017 2:01 PM

Hitting reverse.

Bai: Let’s face it, gender helped Hillary as much as it hurt her

Ed Morrissey Sep 14, 2017 3:21 PM

Take cover.

Why did Russia interfere in the election? Putin wanted Hillary to lose

John Sexton Sep 13, 2017 5:01 PM

“Putin hated Secretary Clinton so much that the flip side of that coin was that he had a clear preference for the person running against the person he hated”

Hillary takes a step back on collusion: ‘There’s a lot of smoke’

John Sexton Sep 13, 2017 3:01 PM

“…whether or not there’s fire, we need to figure it out.”

Hillary: No one told me about this shocking, “godforsaken” obstacle in 2016, or something

Ed Morrissey Sep 11, 2017 10:01 AM

“I am done with being a candidate.”

Aug 2017

Is ‘identity liberalism’ killing the Democratic party?

John Sexton Aug 25, 2017 3:21 PM

“They just think they’re a little bit better than everybody else…”

Are you ready for American Horror Story: Cult’s take on the 2016 election?

John Sexton Aug 23, 2017 7:21 PM

So woke it’s scary.

FBI monitored social media for ‘fake news’ on election day

John Sexton Aug 04, 2017 5:21 PM

“We were right on the edge of Constitutional legality”

Jul 2017

What Happened? Well, Hillary, you lost because you were a terrible candidate

John Sexton Jul 27, 2017 1:21 PM

“It was arrogance, arrogance that they were going to win.”

Hillary campaign memoir: Russians and Comey and Misogyny, Oh My!

Ed Morrissey Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM

Bomb, and shell.

Chuck Schumer: Hillary was a terrible presidential candidate

John Sexton Jul 24, 2017 1:01 PM

“When you lose to somebody who has 40 percent popularity, you don’t blame other things…”

Did the Postal Service break the law to help Hillary?

Jazz Shaw Jul 19, 2017 5:31 PM

Time off without pay for play

For liberals, the shadow of Donald Trump looms far larger than the man

Jazz Shaw Jul 17, 2017 8:01 AM

The common enemy uniting the left has yet to attack them

I’m not saying Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot, but…

Jazz Shaw Jul 12, 2017 8:01 AM

I seem to be in the minority

US Post Office spent big OT bucks to cover workers while they campaigned for Hillary

Jazz Shaw Jul 11, 2017 8:01 AM

Look for, the union label

The Trump-Russia “smoking gun” number 147

Jazz Shaw Jul 10, 2017 8:01 AM

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

Voting with their feet — and pens: Texas county rejects electronic voting

Ed Morrissey Jul 07, 2017 12:41 PM

Shiny objects versus effective operations.

Jun 2017

Hackers stole private data from election databases

John Sexton Jun 22, 2017 1:21 PM

“90,000 records stolen by Russian state actors contained drivers license numbers”

NYT’s Brooks: Let’s face it, there’s really no evidence on this Russian collusion stuff and this isn’t Watergate

Matt Vespa Jun 21, 2017 10:01 PM

“I’m bothered by the lack of emerging evidence…”

The Green Party means never having to say you’re sorry

Jazz Shaw Jun 20, 2017 2:41 PM

No regrets

Politico’s Hillary Clinton question: Why do they hate her? Let me help you out.

Jazz Shaw Jun 03, 2017 8:31 PM

Who has the spare time to hate her?

Yet another Russia probe, but this one is worthy

Andrew Malcolm Jun 01, 2017 8:01 AM

Unmasking the unmaskers.

May 2017

Private investigator charged in attempt to access Trump’s tax returns

Jazz Shaw May 25, 2017 8:01 AM

It was “a genius plan” until it wasn’t

What would have happened in a Sanders vs Trump race?

Jazz Shaw May 21, 2017 11:01 AM

Alternate history month

Wisconsin Democrats still blaming voter ID laws for Clinton’s loss

Jazz Shaw May 10, 2017 10:41 AM

Reality can be a hard pill to swallow

NY Times: Maybe the Comey letter didn’t determine the outcome of the election

John Sexton May 08, 2017 9:21 PM

“the trend line heading into the Comey letter was bad enough…”

Pollster probe: Naah, Comey didn’t cost Hillary the election

Ed Morrissey May 05, 2017 12:41 PM

And don’t blame us for the Election Night surprise … mostly.

Why Hillary lost: Obama voters shifted to Trump

John Sexton May 02, 2017 5:01 PM

“…there’s a lot of worry that we don’t actually know how to persuade anymore”

Apr 2017

Susan Rice: Who, me? I didn’t “misuse” any of that intel I got on Trump’s people

Jazz Shaw Apr 30, 2017 12:31 PM

The story continues to change

House Democrats treat their 2016 autopsy as top secret

John Sexton Apr 28, 2017 1:21 PM

“Some Democratic lawmakers and staffers complained that the cloak-and-dagger secrecy was overblown…”

Politico: The media really does work in a bubble!

Ed Morrissey Apr 25, 2017 10:01 AM

Timeframes.

The hunt is on for the inside leakers in the Hillary tell-all campaign book

Andrew Malcolm Apr 21, 2017 2:01 PM

There’s no way I can lose.

Book excerpt: Hillary blame-shifting a well-established procedure

Ed Morrissey Apr 12, 2017 12:01 PM

“Really?”

Bondi bribery claim dropped for lack of evidence

John Sexton Apr 06, 2017 10:01 PM

“”The majority of the complaint consists of insinuation without any material evidence in support.”

Hillary Clinton: A lot of other people are to blame for my 2016 election loss

John Sexton Apr 06, 2017 8:01 PM

“It created doubts in people.”

Mar 2017

On second thought, Mike Flynn offers testimony for immunity

Andrew Malcolm Mar 31, 2017 8:01 AM

Immunity for $500, Alex

Love him or hate him, Pres. Trump drives TV viewership to record levels

Andrew Malcolm Mar 30, 2017 11:21 AM

Watching Trump’s high-wire act.

Biden: I probably could have won versus Trump

Taylor Millard Mar 26, 2017 8:01 PM

Non-candidate remorse? Not sure.

Joe Biden “regrets” not being president, pretty much writes off Hillary Clinton

Jazz Shaw Mar 26, 2017 2:01 PM

Regrets… he’s had a few

Gallup’s Happiness Poll finds Americans aren’t very

Andrew Malcolm Mar 23, 2017 10:01 PM

They don’t look happy.

Study: Why yes, Hillary really was a terrible candidate

Ed Morrissey Mar 10, 2017 12:41 PM

Advertising not dead yet?

Blood in the water? Sessions grilled over pre-election Russia contacts

Jazz Shaw Mar 02, 2017 8:01 AM

Poorly handled

Feb 2017

Reince Priebus: Top intelligence official says the NY Times story on Russian contacts is ‘complete garbage’

John Sexton Feb 19, 2017 6:31 PM

“…it’s grossly overstated and it’s wrong and there’s nothing to it.”