elections

Florida's Sumter County: The Browning And The Graying Of The Electorate

7:13pm October 21, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Florida is home to many Democratic Latinos, but despite the growing Hispanic electorate, it remains highly competitive because it's also home to large numbers of conservative seniors. Many live in Sumter County in Florida, which has the oldest median age of any county in the country.

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Clinton Campaigns In Ohio Where She's In A Virtual Tie With Trump

7:13pm October 21, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Hillary Clinton campaigned in Ohio Friday.

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Who Exactly Qualifies As A 'Bad hombre?'

4:58pm October 21, 2016

by Domingo Martinez

During Wednesday's debate, Donald Trump used the phrase "bad hombres." That got our commentator Domingo Martinez thinking. Who exactly is a bad hombre?

Divided States: 4 Florida Voters Weigh In After The Final Presidential Debate

4:45pm October 21, 2016

As part of Morning Edition's election-year project Divided States, four voters in Florida, a battleground state, share their thoughts on the presidential candidates and the final debate.

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Week In Politics: The Debate, Undecided Voters, Military Veterans And More

4:37pm October 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with David Brooks of the New York Times, and EJ Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution about the politics of the week.

Republican field organizer Sergio Arellano and a volunteer canvass in Nogales, Ariz.

Wooing Latino Voters On The Border In The Year Of Trump

3:57pm October 21, 2016

by Jude Joffe-Block

How do Republicans appeal to Latino voters in a year when their presidential nominee has campaigned for a wall with Mexico and mass deportation?

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At Al Smith Dinner, Donald Trump Turns Friendly Roast Into 3-Alarm Fire

11:07am October 21, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The annual event, hosted by the Catholic archbishop of New York, is supposed to be a friendly, funny meeting of the two major-party presidential nominees. Thursday night, it was something else.

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Gloria Steinem speaks at an awards gala in April.

Steinem: For Feminism, A Clinton Win Would Be Helpful But 'Only One Step'

9:22am October 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

Gloria Steinem, noted feminist and author, says that if Hillary Clinton is elected to the White House, it does not signify a post-gender society. It's only a beginning, she says.

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Politics & Government

Did Trump's Speech Thursday Settle The Issue on Conceding If He Loses The Election?

6:07pm October 20, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll accept the results of the election if he wins, after refusing to pledge to accept the results of the election at Wednesday's debate.

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Clinton Supporters Worry About GOP Opposition If She's Elected President

6:07pm October 20, 2016

by Don Gonyea

Hillary Clinton's strong position in the presidential contest is reassuring to many of her supporters. But if she's elected, many of them worry about if she'll encounter opposition — in Congress and out of the country.

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