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We made it to Election Day — what's next?

Nov 8, 2016
Donald Trump inherits a growing economy, and the income and wealth gap that comes with it.
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In Florida, it’s all about the ground game to get out the vote

Nov 1, 2016
Trump voters in Florida are enthusiastic, but the Clinton campaign is ahead in get-out-the-vote resources.
People cast their votes at an early voting center for the general election on Monday in Miami, Florida.
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What it takes to bring "back" a manufacturing job

Oct 28, 2016
Hint: more things than we can control.
 

 
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Trump’s latest hot property: his campaign database

Oct 27, 2016
All candidates gather data, but Trump has people who've never donated to the GOP before.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks before introducing his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City. 

 
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One company says Trump masks are outselling the Clinton ones this Halloween

Oct 27, 2016
Rubie’s Costume Company has a theory as to why they’re so popular.
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 19: Masks depicting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are offered for sale at Fantasy Costumes on October 19, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. 
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Tracking market reaction to the 2016 election

Oct 24, 2016
How did markets respond during the first presidential debate?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wait to begin the first US Presidential Debate at Hofstra University September 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York.
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Survey says both sides need to play nicer

Oct 21, 2016
In a Colby College/Boston Globe survey, nine out of 10 people called for more civility in the election.
Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Donald Trump while attending the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

 
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Let's do the numbers... on the debt

Oct 20, 2016
Losing sleep over the deficit & debt? Don't worry...yet
As the number of the current U.S. national debt is seen on a screen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. 

 
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If the economy is rigged, toward whom?

Oct 20, 2016
Most say the rich and companies benefit. Beyond that, there are stark divisions.
Most Americans agree economic benefits are skewed toward the rich, along with big corporations.
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The history of dirty politics as told through campaign buttons

Oct 14, 2016
Before the viral video, there was the campaign button.
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