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Donald Trump Already Scrambling for Excuses to Bail on Hillary Debates
Ashley Feinberg · 07/30/16 01:28PMDonald Trump Officially Says No to Fake Debate He Was Never Really Considering
Ashley Feinberg · 05/27/16 03:34PMAfter Trump gave a half-joking sort of non-answer to Bernie Sanders’ request to debate during Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this week, Trump has finally clarified his answer that “if [Bernie] paid a nice sum for a charity, I would love to [debate]!” The clarification being that Trump, in fact, meant “no.”
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Brendan O'Connor · 04/14/16 07:45PMTonight, Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton participate in the final debate before of the most important primary of all time, on Tuesday. The debate will be broadcast from the crown jewel of New York City: the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Gawker and Jezebel are here, and we’re blogging.
Here Is the First Explicit Question on Climate Change of the Primary Season
Brendan O'Connor · 03/09/16 11:05PMWatch the Republicans Yell at Each Other in Terrible Spanish
Melissa Cronin · 02/13/16 10:26PMThe dialogue during the Republican presidential debate on Saturday evening got heated. So heated, in fact, that it devolved into an entirely different language, giving everyone in the audience a fun glimpse at the Spanish skills of the candidates who want to expel many of this country’s Spanish-speaking residents.
A President Should Be Able to Hold It
Ashley Feinberg · 12/21/15 02:15PMFive GOP Debates in Five Minutes: The Worst of 2015
Ashley Feinberg · 12/16/15 01:20PMSomehow, impossibly, we’ve made it through five total GOP debates over the course of five months. We’ve seen spirits crushed (Jeb), lies told (everyone), and would-be dictators rouse the masses (Trump). At a certain point, all the racism, bickering, and stupidity just start blending together. Here’s a refresher.
Totally-Not-Xenophobic Donald Trump Praised "Operation Wetback" During the Debate
Jay Hathaway · 11/11/15 10:43AMDonald Trump is definitely not a racist xenophobe, he’s just a normal presidential candidate whose immigration plan would be modeled after an Eisenhower-era mass deportation called “Operation Wetback.” The real estate tycoon and seasonally appropriate squash made approving reference to likable Ike’s Mexican roundup during Tuesday night’s GOP debate:
The Gawker GOP Debate and Ongoing Jeb Bush National Humiliation Liveblog
Ashley Feinberg · 11/10/15 08:57PMSomehow, once again, all the candidates’ demands have been met, the undercard round finished, and Ted Cruz’s flesh mask polished to a sheen. Come 9:00 p.m. EST, it’s time for another GOP debate live blog. And as our host for the evening will be Fox Business, this one is almost guaranteed to be extra terrible. We can’t wait.
If the Media Loses, So Do You
Hamilton Nolan · 10/29/15 10:10AMDid Hillary Clinton "Win" the Debate?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/14/15 12:57PM"Your Representative Doesn't Give a Shit About You": Larry Lessig's Plan to Fix Democracy
Hamilton Nolan · 10/13/15 12:35PMThe Second GOP Debate Preview, Now With 100 Percent More Carly Fiorina
Ashley Feinberg · 09/16/15 05:17PMAt 8 p.m. Eastern, the top eleven candidates for the Republican nomination for the presidency will take the stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, to embarrass themselves, their loved ones, and the country they hope to lead as they vie for a chance to run this great nation into the ground. Again.
An Expensive Sandwich Should Come With a Side
Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/15 04:25PMFox News Announces the Ten Candidates for Thursday's GOP Debate
Ashley Feinberg · 08/04/15 05:18PMAnd I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Here's Basically Every Pro-Gun Cliché That Exists On The Internet
Adam Weinstein · 05/27/14 09:30AMI Can't Stop Watching This Bizarre Idaho GOP Governor's Debate Video
Adam Weinstein · 05/15/14 12:20PMFour men vying for the Republican nomination for governor of Idaho had a debate last night, and an SNL sketch broke out. Seriously, the least weird thing about it was the incumbent governor, and his name is Butch Otter.
Hamilton Nolan · 04/30/14 04:45PM
Homeboy Sandman responds to some criticisms (particularly this piece by Kimberly Foster) of the essay he published on our site. "I'm also not sure why she keeps insinuating that I have nothing at stake. I'm an independent artist who's livelihood is predicated entirely on the hip hop community supporting me, who just released an article titled 'Black People Are Cowards.' Is that not risky enough for you?"