at Trump’s inauguration, 6
working-class voters and, 417
Obama, Michelle, 42, 52, 69, 377, 386, 465
at Democratic National Convention, 249, 340, 378
at Trump’s inauguration, 6
Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), 8, 12, 48, 50, 66, 155, 229, 233, 234, 236, 238, 277, 281–84, 286, 442, 450, 453
Occupy Wall Street movement, 225
O’Connor, Flannery, 260
O’Connor, Michael, 468
O’Connor, Sandra Day, 170
Ogar, Laura, 468
Ohio, 59–60, 64, 65, 74, 263–64, 266, 271, 383, 384, 411, 419
O’Keefe, Kevin, 467
O’Leary, Ann, 467
Oliver, Mary, 46, 170
One Hundred Years of Solitude (García Márquez), 153
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Snyder), 9
Onward Together, 453, 468
opioid epidemic, 42, 61–62, 203, 236, 281–82
Orlando nightclub shooting, 187
Orwell, George, 9
Packnett, Brittany, 203
Page, Carter, 336, 354, 357
Painton, Priscilla, 468
Pally, Maura, 467Palmieri, Jennifer, 69, 313, 314, 342, 381, 467
Pam, 61, 62, 80
Panda Principle, 84
Panetta, Leon, 221
Pantsuit Nation, 127, 361
Paris, 278
Parker, Christopher, 414
Parkhomenko, Adam, 467
Patterson, Thomas, 220
Paul, Alice, 14
Paul, Matt, 60, 70, 467
Paul, Saint, 34
Paulson, Hank, 239
PBS, 78
Peabody Energy, 269, 270
Pearce, Anne Tate, 468
Pelosi, Nancy, 11–12, 250
Pence, Mike, 322
Pendleton, Cleo, 175, 179
Pendleton, Hadiya, 175
Peninsula Hotel, 377, 379, 381
Pennsylvania, 64, 74, 266, 278, 384, 385, 394, 395, 397, 407, 411, 412
Penny, Louise, 29
pension funds, 43
people of color, 10, 176, 278, 444
and economic anxiety vs. bigotry in voters, 410–18
Latinos, 128, 177, 424, 442
Mexican immigrants, 7, 15, 224–25, 232, 233, 277, 413, 415
see also African Americans; Muslims
Perez, Tom, 421–22
Perkins, Frances, 125
Perkins Coie, 465
Perlman, Adam, 468
Perry, Katy, 95
Peterson, Lauren, 467
Petraeus, David, 221
Pew Research Center, 127, 399
Philadelphia, Pa., 184, 255, 377, 378, 384, 402
Philadelphia Inquirer, 397
Pierce, Charles, 320
Piercy, Marge, 192
Pittsburgh, Pa., 278, 377, 384
Planned Parenthood, 34, 93, 130–31
Platten, Rachel, 95
Plouffe, David, 53–54, 65
Podesta, John, 54–55, 65, 69, 83, 294, 339, 345, 347, 348, 357, 384, 385, 406, 467
pizzeria claims and, 351–52
police officers, 173–80, 184–85, 203, 204–6, 415
policy(ies), 217–41, 272, 380, 467–68
budgets and, 224
“bumper sticker” ideas in, 234
Hillary Clinton’s campaign team for, 224, 226
inspirational vs. practical approaches to, 223–25, 227, 230, 231, 234
media coverage of, 222–23, 236, 289, 380
progressive, 53, 74, 77–79, 131, 185, 197, 201, 226–27, 229–31, 235, 422
putting back into politics, 234
of Sanders, 226–31, 234
targeted programs in, 238
Trump and, 231–32, 414
politics, 201
authenticity and likeability in, 121–25, 232
emotions and crying in, 122–24
women in, 111–45, 209
PolitiFact, 321
Pollitt, Katha, 157
pollsters, 65, 75, 379, 401–5
populism, 78, 188, 237, 273, 276, 400, 411, 422
Portman, Rob, 411
poverty, 196, 197, 208, 236, 238, 268, 413, 442
and epidemic of despair, 267–68
in Flint, 210, 211
welfare and, 206–8, 267
Powell, Colin, 51, 293, 296, 297, 299, 307
“Power of the Powerless, The” (Havel), 458
Praeli, Lorella, 93–94
prayer, 31–32
presidential campaigns and elections, 5, 201
of 1992, 65, 74, 90, 195, 236, 267, 286, 340, 397, 433, 435, 456, 457
of 2000, 5
of 2008, 23, 26, 41, 47, 52, 53, 60, 63–64, 66, 68, 70, 75, 83, 88, 195, 243–44, 279, 386
of 2012, 63, 64, 66, 71
presidential election of 2016:
authenticity and likeability issues in, 124–25, 232
caucuses in, 70, 71, 73, 245, 247
Democratic National Convention in, see Democratic National Convention of 2016
Election Day and Night, 377–89, 401–3
Electoral College in, 378, 386–87, 406, 407
first days after, 17–23
Hillary Clinton’s campaign in, see Clinton, Hillary Rodham, 2016 presidential campaign of
press coverage of, see media
primaries in, 70, 71, 73, 75, 102, 130, 185, 195, 211, 214, 225, 226, 230, 243–45, 247, 263, 411
reasons for outcome of, 391–425
Republican National Convention in, 249, 255, 300, 337
Russian interference in, 3, 233, 291, 304–5, 312, 318, 320, 333, 337–46, 350–65, 369–70, 374, 375, 381, 392, 393, 406–7, 409, 423
superdelegates in, 244–45
third-party candidates in, 362, 401, 402, 411–12
Trump’s victory in, 386–88, 393
votes for Hillary Clinton in, xiv, 71, 76, 128, 386–87, 425, 469
press, see media
Pride parades, 102–3
Priebus, Reince, 11
Priley, Jacob, 467
primaries, 70, 71, 73, 75, 102, 130, 185, 195, 211, 214, 225, 226, 230, 243–45, 247, 263, 411
prime ministers, 134
Princeton Election Consortium, 405
Priorities USA, 420
prisoners of war, 218
Prodigal Son, parable of, 33, 34
progressivism, 53, 74, 77–79, 131, 185, 197, 201, 226–27, 229–31, 235, 422
Prophet, The (Gibran), 152
Pryor, David, 50
Pryor, Mark, 50
Pulse nightclub shooting, 187
Putin, Vladimir, 221, 233–34, 326–37, 344, 352, 366, 371, 372
Assange and, 343–44
KGB past of, 327, 329
Morell on, 343
Obama and, 327, 356
Stein and, 336, 411–12
Trump and, 233, 333–35, 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 346, 352, 369, 373–75, 387, 409
Putnam, Bob, 437
Pyatt, Geoff, 331
Quinnipiac University, 180
racial priming, 414–15
racism, see people of color
Ramsey, Chuck, 177
Rao, Amy, 467
Rauvin, 24
Rawlings, Mike, 184
Rayburn, Sam, 409
Ready for Hillary, 55
Reagan, Ronald, 40, 51, 84, 123, 249, 274–75, 311, 334, 335, 416, 433–34
RealClearPolitics, 401
reality, defining, 9
see also truth and facts
Reconnecting McDowell, 268, 272
Reddit, 349, 422
Reed-Veal, Geneva, 179
Reid, Harry, 333, 345–46, 350–51, 354, 355
Reidy, Carolyn, 468
Reines, Philippe, 84, 100, 104–7, 467
religious faith, 31–32, 34
of Hillary Clinton, 31–32, 34, 281, 440, 457
Remes, Emily, 468
Remie, 253
; Remington Arms, 183, 190
Renaissance Technologies, 367–68
Rendell, Ed, 467
Renteria, Amanda, 70
reproductive rights, 130–32, 188, 228, 230
Republican National Committee (RNC), 11, 23, 275, 322, 421
Republican National Convention (1996), 438
Republican National Convention (2016), 249, 255, 300, 337
Republicans, Republican Party, 9, 10, 40, 48–50, 55–56, 66–68, 76, 78, 81, 157, 201, 202, 204, 206, 269, 285, 372, 380, 408, 433–34, 450
Benghazi attack and, 230–31, 297–99
coal communities and, 263, 276
cultural and racial appeals of, 274–75
Flint water crisis and, 213
government size and, 237
guns and, 187
ideology of, 236–37
Pelosi and, 12
pessimism and, 278
presidential debates of, 7, 94, 105
racism and, 414–15
Russian propaganda and, 362
sexism and misogyny and, 127–28, 137
Tea Party, 53, 237
third-party candidates and, 402
Trump denounced by, 218
voter suppression by, 228–29, 418–21, 424
at Wellesley, 461
working-class voters and, 267
resistance, 451, 453, 456
Return of the Prodigal Son, The (Nouwen), 33, 34
Reyes, Ana, 468
Reynolds, Christina, 69
Reynolds, Diamond, 184
Rhimes, Shonda, 257
Rhodes, Ben, 355–56
Rhorer, Richard, 468
Rice, Condoleezza, 299, 371
Rice, Tamir, 175
Richards, Ann, 154
Richards, Cecile, 93
Rid, Thomas, 331–32
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 16
Rivalsi, Elizabeth, 91
Rodham, Dorothy Howell (mother of Hillary), 29, 32, 81, 112, 116–17, 118, 147–48, 162–67, 196, 248, 259, 272, 382–83, 389, 456
Bill and, 160–61
Chelsea and, 166, 167
childhood of, 162–64, 208, 382–83
death of, 166, 167
living with Hillary and Bill, 165–66
Rodham, Fiona (niece of Hillary), 165, 166
Rodham, Hugh (brother of Hillary), 112, 147–48, 163, 164, 166, 196
Rodham, Hugh (father of Hillary), 33–34, 100, 112, 116, 118, 147–48, 158, 163, 164–65, 167, 181, 196, 285, 456
death of, 165, 437
stroke suffered by, 435
Rodham, Megan (sister-in-law of Hillary), 165, 166
Rodham, Simon (nephew of Hillary), 165, 166
Rodham, Tony (brother of Hillary), 112, 147–48, 163, 164, 165, 166, 196
Rodham, Zach (nephew of Hillary), 165, 166
Roe v. Wade, 130, 131
Roger & Me, 210
Romania, 132
Romney, Mitt, 63, 66, 188, 273, 276, 395, 414–15, 421, 452
“Room Where It Happens, The,” 129
Rooney, Mary Kate, 467
Rooney, Megan, 79, 381, 466
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 36, 77, 116, 447–49
Val-Kill cottage of, 447–48, 451
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 24, 77–79, 125, 202, 229, 273, 424, 447, 448, 449, 451
Roosevelt, Theodore “Teddy,” 5, 77–78
Roosevelt Island, 59, 76–81, 248
Roots, the, 95
Rose Law Firm, 142
Rosenstein, Rod, 290–91, 311–12, 316
Ross, Dennis, 306
Rove, Karl, 9
Rubio, Marco, 40, 47
Ruiz, Emmy, 70, 467
Rukeyser, Muriel, 146
Russia, 66–67, 268, 325–75, 379, 386, 393
accidents involving officials from, 364
“active measures” tactics of, 331–32
Comey and investigation of, 291, 304–5, 345, 347, 351, 354, 355, 369, 406
DNC computer hacking and, 337–42, 346–48, 358
election systems hacked by, 363
embassy compounds in Maryland and New York, 358
European actions of, 364–65
FBI and, 363–64
information warfare and propaganda strategies of, 331, 339, 355–56, 359–64, 369–70, 407
Intelligence Community report on, 351, 352, 354, 355, 358–60, 364, 369
and right-wing war on truth, 365–69
Trump family members and, 335, 357, 358, 363, 374
Trump’s financial ties to, 335–37, 346, 355, 358
Ukraine and Crimean Peninsula actions of, 330–31, 333, 336, 339–41, 343, 360, 364, 372
U.S. election interference of, 3, 233, 291, 304–5, 312, 318, 320, 333, 337–46, 350–65, 369–70, 374, 375, 381, 392, 393, 406–7, 409, 423
U.S. military targeted by, 369–70
U.S. political divisions sought by, 362
U.S. sanctions against, 358, 371, 374
Wikileaks and, 338–40, 343, 345, 347–48, 357, 359, 373, 406
Russian Orthodox Church, 332
Russia Today (RT), 336, 344, 350, 359–60, 411–12
Russo, Rob, 22, 467
Ryan, Tim, 264
Saharia, Amy, 468
Saletan, Will, 222
Samuelson, Heather, 467
Sandberg, Sheryl, 125–26, 467
Sandburg, Carl, 82
Sanders, Bernie, 40, 73, 74, 80, 97, 104, 130–31, 205, 211, 226, 244, 247, 276, 321, 339, 395, 411, 422
attacks on Hillary Clinton, 228–30
college plan of, 231, 234, 238
in debate with Hillary Clinton, 230–31, 309
at Democratic National Convention, 250
Democratic Party and, 226, 229
on email controversy, 290, 309
endorsement of Hillary Clinton, 244, 340
fossil fuels and, 270
gun policies and, 185–87, 230
health care plan of, 154–55, 234
policies of, 226–31, 234
reproductive rights and, 131
Russian propaganda and, 362
supporters of, 229, 230, 340, 362
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 183, 189–91, 352
Sandy Hook Promise, 189–90
Santmire, Paul, 460–61
Santos, Marina, 467
Sarandon, Susan, 412
Sater, Felix, 336
Saturday Night Live, 31, 102
Saudi Arabia, 218
Schake, Kristina, 69, 467
Schiff, Adam, 363
Schmidt, Eric, 70
Schultz, Debbie Wasserman, 340, 341
schools:
and children with disabilities, 200–201
segregated, 200
STEM teachers in, 43
Schroeder, Pat, 123
Schumer, Chuck, 69, 101
Schur, Oren, 467
Schwerin, Dan, 79, 254–55, 381, 466
Second Amendment, 182, 187–88
Secretary of State, 170
Hillary Clinton as, 4, 29, 39, 45, 48, 52, 53, 60–61, 68, 126, 156, 167, 202–3, 218, 279, 293, 296, 328, 344, 353, 399
Secret Service, 86, 87, 89–90, 154, 176, 188, 293, 468
segregated schools, 200
Senate, U.S., 170
Armed Services Committee, 129
Hillary Clinton in, 39, 45, 69, 113, 120, 129, 135, 156, 165, 166, 176, 181, 209, 236, 267, 293, 419
Intelligence Committee, 331, 360, 373
Judiciary Committee, 204
Seneca Falls Convention, 246, 248, 257, 258–59
Seow, Jackie, 468
September 11 attacks, 129, 221, 251, 352, 356, 406
Ground Zero first responders, 176, 221, 251, 415
September 11 Memorial Museum, 101
Serrano, Ella, 467
Sessions, Jeff, 137, 205, 233, 311, 357
sexism, 127–28, 393
misogyny vs., 114–15
in presidential election, 114
problem
s of recognizing, 115–16
see also women
sexual harassment and assault, 127, 139–40
Trump’s bragging about, 15, 106, 114, 127, 136, 138–39, 140, 347–49, 388, 413
Shaffer, Mary Ann, 159
Shaheen, Jeanne, 70
Shaw, George Bernard, 58
She Persisted (Chelsea Clinton), 451
Shepherd, Meredith, 467
Shillady, Bill, 32–33, 85, 467
Shimer, David, 467
Shines, Aubrey, 361
Shokoff, Elisa, 468
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 220, 222–23, 318
Shur, Oren, 65
Sides, John, 412–13
Silicon Valley, 70, 240, 241
Silver, Melissa, 87
Silver, Nate, 392, 404, 407
Sinclair Broadcast Group, 361
Situation Room, 66, 121, 129, 221
60 Minutes, 308
Slate, 222, 346, 355
Slaughter, Anne-Marie, 467
small businesses, 15, 266
Smegielski, Erica, 191
Smith, Craig, 467
Smith, Margaret Chase, 142
Smoking Gun, The, 357
Snowden, Edward, 331
Snyder, Timothy, 9
social change, 8, 10, 39, 416
Socialism, 78, 226, 228, 230, 231
social media, see internet and social media
Social Security, 105, 229, 237, 238, 450
Solow, Sara, 103
Somoza, Anastasia, 251
Soros, George, 364
South Carolina, 70, 71, 199–200, 439–40
Southern Poverty Law Center, 367
Soviet Union, 9, 268, 328, 329, 331, 458
in Cold War, 56, 332, 333
Spayd, Liz, 320
Spence, Roy, 254–55
Springsteen, Bruce, 377
Sputnik, 350, 359
Square Deal, 78
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 257
State Department, 61, 63, 100, 134, 338
Benghazi Committee and, 299
classified documents and, 305–7, 310–11
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, 4, 29, 39, 45, 48, 52, 53, 60–61, 68, 126, 156, 167, 202–3, 218, 279, 293, 296, 328, 344, 353, 399
Hillary Clinton’s emails and, 295–96, 295–96, 297, 299–300, 302–3, 306, 322, 341, 348
Inspector General of, 295–96, 304
press corps of, 69
Russian compounds and, 358
Wikileaks and, 344
steel industry, 240, 271, 285, 397
Stein, Jill, 336, 411–12
Steininger, Ruline, 95–96
STEM teachers, 43
Stevenson, Adlai, 25, 448–49
Stone, Elizabeth, 175–76
Stone, Roger, 345, 347, 357
Strayed, Cheryl, 162
Strider, Burns, 467
Strong for a Moment Like This (Shillady), 32–33
suffragettes and voting rights, 13–14, 18, 28, 246, 257, 259
Sullivan, Jake, 63, 94, 103, 104, 227, 230, 254–55, 342, 381, 387, 467
Sullivan, Margaret, 303, 305
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