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# US Election

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"I - and most pundits - got it wrong about Trump v Clinton"
Now that the first shock has abated, TheJournal.ie columnist Larry Donnelly ponders on a world post-Trump victory.
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Nov 12th 2016, 7:30 PM
# Underdog
Obama, the media or ambition: what gave rise to Donald Trump's political career?
No one gave the idea that Donald Trump might win serious consideration.
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Nov 12th 2016, 6:00 PM
# white house 2016
'Fake news had nothing to do with Donald Trump's victory' - Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook’s CEO is adamant that the proliferation of less-than-truthful news had no bearing on the US election result.
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Nov 11th 2016, 11:53 AM
# US Election
Trump and Obama had an "excellent conversation" at the White House today
The two men have had a fraught past, with both taking a jab at the other’s track record.
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Nov 10th 2016, 6:19 PM
# knope 2020
Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec has written a letter to America on how to deal with Trump
Leslie to the rescue!
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Nov 10th 2016, 6:00 PM
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Opinion: How did the media miss Trump's majority?
It’s Brexit all over again as the Trump victory takes mainstream media publications by surprise, writes Ciaran McCullagh.
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Nov 10th 2016, 6:00 AM
# Trump presidency
Massive delays on Canada's immigration website as Americans seek to flee
Many celebrities pledged to move north if Trump won, including Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston, and singers Cher and Barbra Streisand.
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Nov 9th 2016, 10:16 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
The world reacts to Donald Trump's shock victory
We’ll be taking you through the declaration, the results and the speeches.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:00 PM
# third party candidates
How 'protest votes' for Gary Johnson and Jill Stein might have helped Trump
Larry Donnelly tells us why it’s “undemocratic” that the Republican and Democrat parties have a “mutually beneficial stranglehold” on US politics.
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Nov 9th 2016, 4:43 PM
# Co Clare
Doonbeg 'buzzing' after businessman Donald Trump voted US President
It’s been an eventful morning in the west Co Clare village – with a lot more activity to come.
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Nov 9th 2016, 4:40 PM
# white house 2016
Muslims, Mexican walls and misogyny allegations: The biggest moments of the US election
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton had many talked-about moments during their campaigns.
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Nov 9th 2016, 10:00 AM
# President Trump
18 tweets that would be fantastic jokes on any other day
Sometimes, you actually have to laugh.
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Nov 9th 2016, 9:13 AM
AS IT HAPPENED
Trump within reach of shock White House win. Minute-by-minute results and reaction
Join us for all the action.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:00 AM
# Election Day
Just 10 lovely little election stories from the US today
Take a minute away from the stress.
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Nov 8th 2016, 10:03 PM
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This is what a Trump presidency could look like
No matter what happens today, God save the United States, writes Bostonian Larry Donnelly with a sad heart.
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Nov 8th 2016, 9:30 PM
# No thanks
Almost half of Irish people don't want either US presidential candidate to win
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigned across America today to try to win that crucial undecided vote.
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Nov 7th 2016, 11:43 PM
# yuge yuge loser
15 very Irish responses to Donald Trump running for President
Tell us how you really feel, Ireland.
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Nov 7th 2016, 9:30 PM
# USA 2016
Eamon Dunphy on Ireland and Trump: 'We'd immediately sign up with the Donald'
“Would everyone in Ireland be going around looking to see if Donald Trump has any Irish roots? Would we find a Trump in county Mayo or Sligo? That’s what we’re like.”
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Nov 7th 2016, 6:10 AM
# moving house
Obama's legacy: Eight years on, how did all that 'hopey-changey stuff' work out?
America’s first black president promised an era of hope and change. Did he live up to his own hype?
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Nov 5th 2016, 9:30 PM
# president bey
"I'm with her!" - Hillary Clinton got the ultimate celebrity endorsement last night
Clinton even receited some Jay Z lyrics.
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Nov 5th 2016, 1:59 PM
# Bonfire Night
A town in England is burning an effigy of Donald Trump tonight
The town has in the past burned effigies of Sepp Blatter, Cherie Blair and Russell Brand.
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Nov 5th 2016, 9:30 AM
# Wikileaks
CNN parts company with Democrat analyst over debate question leaks to Clinton
Hacked emails released by WikiLeaks showed that she shared questions with Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
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Nov 1st 2016, 7:24 AM
# US Secretary of State
'I'm staying out of this': John Kerry was asked about Clinton's emails while in Ireland
John Kerry arrived in Co Tipperary today to accept the 2015 Tipperary International Peace Award.
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Oct 30th 2016, 4:20 PM
# US Election
'I admire Trump's insight': Fifth-generation rancher yearns for wall along Mexican border
“We need a wall. I’ve been saying that for 10 years… It would make my life so much better and I’d feel more secure.”
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Oct 29th 2016, 8:30 PM
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Opinion: 'Donald Trump had a chance and he blew it'
I suspect everyone else will breathe a sigh of relief that this whole sorry affair is nearing its denouement, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Oct 26th 2016, 9:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should Donald Trump withdraw from the US Presidential race?
The Republican candidate was recorded in 2005 boasting about sexually assaulting women.
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Oct 11th 2016, 10:24 AM
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Trump lives to fight another day but he needs an awful lot of luck to become the next POTUS
Neither candidate is the person to lead America out of crisis, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Oct 10th 2016, 12:38 PM
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An Irish view of a Swing State: 'There is no evidence of support for Trump on campus'
The University of Pennsylvania is Trump’s alma mater but the candidate isn’t doing well on campus, reports Irish woman Rosemary Hennigan in the US.
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Oct 9th 2016, 6:30 PM
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How Trump or Clinton can win tonight: Force their rival to make a mistake they can't recover from
US politics is littered with candidates making fatal mistakes in presidential debates, writes Lorcan Nyhan.
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Oct 9th 2016, 7:15 AM
# Illmatic
Trump urges terminally ill people to "hang on" to vote for him
“I say kiddingly, but I mean it. I don’t care how sick you are.”
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Oct 6th 2016, 10:34 AM
# US Election
Female, youth, and non-white vote edges Clinton ahead in post-debate poll
The Democratic former secretary of state bested her Republican rival by three percentage points in a Fox News poll, which showed her ahead 43% to 40%.
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Oct 1st 2016, 12:17 PM
# War of Words
Donald Trump has launched an attack on Hillary Clinton over her links to Denis O'Brien
Denis O’Brien has found himself in the middle of the US presidential battle.
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Sep 29th 2016, 7:30 AM
# trump sandwich
This cafe in Belfast has a new sandwich taking the piss out of Donald Trump
Mmm tasty.
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Sep 27th 2016, 7:20 PM
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Hillary won because Trump was either not prepared or he grew tired and bored
The race for the White House remains Hillary Clinton’s to lose, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Sep 27th 2016, 1:00 PM
# Round one
Polling day: Who do American voters think won last night's debate?
The debate is over, the journalists have gone to bed and the public have weighed in on the first presidential televised debate.
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Sep 27th 2016, 10:21 AM
# presidential confection
This baker in Cork made a brilliant cake version of the US presidential debate
We’d rather eat this than watch it.
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Sep 26th 2016, 8:30 PM
# taste the rainbow
Skittles gave the best response to the Trump campaign's 'poisonous' refugee comparison
“If I had a bowl of Skittles….”
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Sep 20th 2016, 10:01 AM
# US Election
Trump says Putin is "far more" of a leader than Barack Obama
According to the Republican presidential nominee, Putin “has very strong control over a country”.
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Sep 8th 2016, 7:34 AM
# Donald Trump
Trump tells Mexican president border wall between Mexico and US would be 'mutually beneficial'
The Republican nominee said they didn’t discuss who would pay for the wall.
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Aug 31st 2016, 10:16 PM
# Are You With Her?
The 4 reasons why voters are hesitant towards Hillary
A politician who should have young voters flocking towards her has polarised a lot of people.
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Aug 21st 2016, 8:30 AM
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