2016 election on HotAir

2016 election

Jul 2019

Former Ecuadorean president: Of course we knew Assange was interfering in the 2016 US election

Ed Morrissey Jul 17, 2019 4:01 PM

“We did notice that he was interfering in the elections and we do not allow that …”

Ecuadorian probe: You bet Assange was meeting with Russians in the embassy

Ed Morrissey Jul 16, 2019 8:41 AM

Gift.

Jun 2019

Al Roker: Does anyone care about the Democratic debate’s opening round?

Ed Morrissey Jun 19, 2019 8:41 PM

What Democrats didn’t learn from Republicans.

“Hillary and Clinton” ends Broadway run early, low ticket sales cited

Karen Townsend Jun 18, 2019 8:41 PM

Even the Broadway crowd isn’t interested in the Clintons.

“Political statement” – Judge tosses Trump campaign staffer’s lawsuit

Karen Townsend Jun 16, 2019 12:31 PM

“This is not the forum.”

Graham: Why aren’t Democrats outraged over Hillary hiring a foreign agent to dig up dirt?

Ed Morrissey Jun 13, 2019 2:01 PM

“I’m willing to make it clear if we need to.”

NBC: Russian trollery was for fun … and profit!

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2019 10:01 AM

“The campaign directed propaganda at both sides of the liberal/conservative political divide in the U.S..”

May 2019

You knew it! Dems are faking their stress over Trump’s election

Andrew Malcolm May 20, 2019 3:01 PM

“201But how do you really feel about Trump’s election?”

Steele said his client was keen to get the ‘Russia/Trump connection’ out prior to the election

John Sexton May 07, 2019 7:01 PM

“that confession occurred 10 days before the FBI used Steele’s…dossier to justify securing a…(FISA) warrant

Mar 2019

No one should be surprised by the Mueller Report

Taylor Millard Mar 25, 2019 11:01 AM

Glad it was done.

“Wrong on multiple levels”: WaPo drops four Pinocchios on Hillary’s vote-suppression claims

Ed Morrissey Mar 06, 2019 4:01 PM

“Seriously misleading.”

Bless her heart! Hillary wants Congress to do more on Mueller’s Russia investigation

Karen Townsend Mar 02, 2019 5:31 PM

Time for an intervention?

Feb 2019

Former Clinton staffer: Bernie Sanders demanded private jet flights ‘like a billionaire master of the universe’

John Sexton Feb 25, 2019 3:01 PM

“…cost the Clinton-Kaine campaign at least $100,000”

NBC: Joe Biden wants to be either president or Hamlet

Ed Morrissey Feb 21, 2019 4:41 PM

To run, or not to run: that is the question.

Dec 2018

Senate Intel reports: Russians used social-media blitz to recruit “assets”

Ed Morrissey Dec 17, 2018 12:01 PM

Targeted African-Americans, conservatives in 2016 disinformation campaign.

Remember the good old days of the “Russia investigation?”

Jazz Shaw Dec 13, 2018 8:01 AM

Good times…

Nov 2018

The Obamas troll Trump with a Netflix show

Karen Townsend Nov 03, 2018 10:01 AM

Money, money, money.

Sep 2018

Google responded to Trump’s election with tears, hugs (Update: Google responds)

John Sexton Sep 12, 2018 5:21 PM

“We all need a hug.”

Ted Cruz: Confirmation theatrics are an attempt to relitigate the 2016 election

John Sexton Sep 04, 2018 5:01 PM

“The more than a half-million pages of documents turned into this committee is more than the number of pages we’ve received for the last five Supreme Court nominees combined.”

Aug 2018

Milwaukee bid for 2020 Dem convention: You might want to visit Wisconsin this time

Ed Morrissey Aug 31, 2018 12:01 PM

Narrative buster.

That Dem move on superdelegates is less than it appears

Andrew Malcolm Aug 27, 2018 8:01 AM

When victory seemed certain

Russia to US: Sanctions over our assassinations and our election disruption would be an act of economic war, or something

Ed Morrissey Aug 10, 2018 8:41 AM

Message received, then.

Jun 2018

No secret now: The Secret Service overpaid 2016 campaigns for agents’ travel

Andrew Malcolm Jun 01, 2018 8:41 AM

Please keep your hands where they can be seen

May 2018

Hillary Clinton calls the electoral college “troubling”

Karen Townsend May 26, 2018 5:31 PM

Wants it eliminated.

CNN: Trump on “shaky ground” ordering a probe into campaign spying

Ed Morrissey May 22, 2018 12:01 PM

“Let the chips fall.”

Donna Brazile is still fighting for those superdelegates

Jazz Shaw May 19, 2018 1:01 PM

Thumb on the scale

The Atlantic: Hillary ‘really does need to stop’

John Sexton May 02, 2018 10:01 PM

“she has not yet reached the point where she can sound off in a way that doesn’t reek of self-pity and bitterness”

Mar 2018

Hillary’s 2016 Communications Director: ‘She vexes people’

John Sexton Mar 20, 2018 5:01 PM

“We were trying to present her with these qualities that you’re used to seeing in a male president…”

Obama chief of staff: Mitch McConnell prevented Obama from getting tough on Russia

Ed Morrissey Mar 05, 2018 2:01 PM

“Dramatically watered down” statement?

Feb 2018

CNN legal analyst: ‘Strong probability’ Russia handed Trump the presidency

John Sexton Feb 17, 2018 7:01 PM

“What is known, however, is that the election was close…”

Leaked Julian Assange message: Hillary is a ‘well connected, sadistic sociopath’

John Sexton Feb 14, 2018 5:01 PM

“We believe it would be much better for GOP to win.”

Jan 2018

Fewer adults labeling self ‘conservative’ since Trump

Andrew Malcolm Jan 12, 2018 10:41 AM

The Shadow knows.

Cardin: Trump’s denial of Russian interference in Western elections is unprecedented

Ed Morrissey Jan 10, 2018 12:01 PM

2012’s calling, Senator, with the precedent you missed.

Book: “Semi-literate” Trump aimed to lose in 2016

Ed Morrissey Jan 03, 2018 2:41 PM

Micturation.

Dec 2017

Jill Stein under investigation by Senate Intel Committee

John Sexton Dec 18, 2017 6:41 PM

“…unlike Flynn, she was not paid to attend the dinner”

The Democrats may finally be about to dump most of their superdelegates

Jazz Shaw Dec 10, 2017 11:01 AM

The operative word is “may”

Report: Mike Pence was ‘contemplating a coup’ after the Access Hollywood tape

John Sexton Dec 05, 2017 1:01 PM

“…he was ready to take Trump’s place as the party’s nominee.”

Nov 2017

Guess what the FBI kept quiet during the Russian hacking apocalypse?

Ed Morrissey Nov 27, 2017 10:01 AM

“It’s utterly confounding.”

In talks with Trump, Putin clears Putin of meddling

Jazz Shaw Nov 11, 2017 11:31 AM

Interesting times in Asia

Video: DNC Chair admits they “fell short” during Dem primary

Jazz Shaw Nov 06, 2017 8:01 AM

Ya think?

Sanders campaign: You wanna talk about a rigged primary? Oh, we’ll talk…

Jazz Shaw Nov 04, 2017 4:01 PM

We’ve got the goods

Oct 2017

Thousands protested Trump last November in rally organized by Russia

John Sexton Oct 31, 2017 7:21 PM

“Not my president!”

Twitter to RT, Sputnik: Pound sand. RT to Twitter: You pitched us, remember?

Ed Morrissey Oct 26, 2017 3:21 PM

Bolts, barn doors, and the Captain Louis Renault moment.

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.”