This Election Is Different
No election prior to the Trump era, regardless of the outcome, ever caused me to question the fundamental decency of America.
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Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum The Republican Freak Show
Like the man who leads it, the GOP is not just incidentally grotesque. It is grotesque at its core.
lllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Anna Moneymaker / Getty; Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Win McNamee / Getty; Scott Olson / Getty; Dustin Franz / Getty; Jason Mendez / Getty; Drew Angerer / Getty. Kamala Harris Broke Donald Trump
In their first face-to-face meeting, the Democratic nominee humiliated the former president.
Brian Snyder / Reuters Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Just Lost Their Best Excuse
The pro-life justification for supporting the former president has now collapsed.
Julia Nikhinson / Associated Press Did God Save Donald Trump?
Many Americans believe the ex-president survived an assassination attempt because of divine intervention.
Scott Olson / Getty Trump Can’t Deal With Harris’s Success
The more his Democratic rival succeeds, the louder he rages.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Scott Olson / Getty; Andrew Harnik / Getty. Joe Biden Made the Right Choice
In his painful decision to withdraw from the race, the president put his country first.
Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic. Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty. Joe Biden Tries to Calm the Waters
Will Donald Trump do the same?
Erin Schaff / Pool / Reuters The Power of Restraint
None of us is required to imitate the worst among us.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Biden’s Loved Ones Owe Him the Truth
Those who have cared for Biden the longest cannot allow him to continue.
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