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Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Clarence Page: How Democrats let a rising generation of supporters slip away

March 9, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

Donald Trump’s winning strategy involved luring and enlisting a mostly male-oriented following that was largely voting for the first time.

Jasmine Moore, right, of Chicago, watches election results at a Democratic Party of Illinois watch party at the Joy District venue in the River North neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Clarence Page: Will Democrats learn from a humiliating loss?

March 9, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

After Tuesday's crushing defeat, the Democrats still have a lot to learn, particularly about some demographic groups fast rising in prominence.

Community activist Jose Lopez urges Chicago's Humboldt Park Puerto Rican community to get out the vote during a rally Oct. 28 2024, on Division Street. The rally was in response to derogatory comments made about Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Clarence Page: The presidential campaign season ends on cruel notes

March 9, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

I long for the days when candidates spoke not only to their loyal base but also to those less ideologically committed to either party.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center on Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Clarence Page: Is Donald Trump a fascist at heart? Close enough for me.

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

In this year's campaign, Trump has considered no epithet too vile to be off-limits. It's no wonder many Democrats no longer hesitate to use frank language in return.

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Oct. 15, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)

Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s ‘day of love’ was far from lovely

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

That the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is so close is a bit of a shock to many of us, given Trump's efforts to drive so many voters...

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell, center, speaks via video during a briefing with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House on Oct. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty)

Clarence Page: Donald Trump, spreader of conspiracy theories, is making hurricane-related pain worse

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

There is nothing funny about the increasingly bizarre and misleading claims circulating about the federal response to the recent hurricanes.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, left, and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are seen on a screen during the vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Oct. 1, 2024. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

Clarence Page: Donald Trump ‘saved’ Obamcare? Now that’s a whopper.

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

You don't have to be a fact checker to know that Donald Trump and JD Vance are telling whoppers about the Republican record on health care reform.

A mural is displayed in an alley downtown on Sept. 16, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, home to a large Haitian community, was thrust into the national spotlight when former President Donald Trump made claims during his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing members of the immigrant community of eating the pets of local residents. Those rumors have been debunked. (Luke Sharrett/Getty)

Clarence Page: ‘Rhetoric’ has scary consequences for Springfield, Ohio

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Rumors of pet killing and eating turn out to have a long history as a slander against immigrants and other minority populations

Kamala Harris,John Letterman,Gisele Barreto Fetterman

Clarence Page: Kamala Harris makes the most of her chances, while Donald Trump phones it in

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Kamala Harris understood Donald Trump's deepest insecurities, and she wasted no time in coaxing her opponent to vent them.

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, place flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 25, 2023, to honor the nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Clarence Page: Our nation’s symbols belong to all Americans

March 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Donald Trump's Arlington cemetery controversy shows the daunting task of protecting our national symbols from partisan exploitation.

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