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Hillary Clinton arrives to sign her book "Hards Choices" at a bookstore on Martha's Vineyard on August 13, 2014. According to the Clintons' 2015 tax returns, the couple earned $3.1 million from book advances and royalties.

How Rich Candidates Try To Appeal To Working Voters

6:00am August 13, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

In an election year characterized by populist energy over economic concerns like jobs and trade, the gap between the wealth of both major party candidates and typical voters is striking.

Graduates arrive at the start of their commencement ceremony on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., in 2015.

Politics & Government

The Latest Clinton Converts? White, College-Educated Voters

6:00am August 12, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Polls show Hillary Clinton is leading among white, college-educated voters — a demographic group that has consistently voted Republican for decades. But Donald Trump has pushed many over to Clinton.

Donald Trump is hoping he can rewrite the GOP's electoral math if he becomes the party's presidential nominee.

Can Donald Trump Rewrite The Electoral Map For The GOP?

1:00pm March 18, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Trump says the new voters he's turning out can put Midwestern swing states in play. But it's a gamble whether he could win over enough white voters for every minority voter he drives the other way.

Politics & Government

5 Mega Tuesday Takeaways: Trump, Clinton Both Building Broad Party Coalitions

7:02am March 16, 2016

As Donald Trump continues to win primaries across the country, his amorphous coalition grows. White voters propelled a Hillary Clinton win in Ohio, while black voters helped her take Illinois.