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Alex Pareene
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Politics editor, Splinter

Imagine if Hillary Clinton had actually picked an interesting young Democrat instead of making the safest possible choice. Imagine almost anyone else debating Mike Pence. Read more

Oh we’ve got some of the best cyber experts working in the private sector right now, interesting Read more

Honestly what exactly would an “intelligence surge” look like I’m also curious Read more

“My next question is for Governor Pence: Is the problem Luck or Grigson?” Read more

Hey maybe when a candidate says “I’d like to hear how he could defend that” the moderator could ask the other guy to respond or something Read more

Mike Pence is saying “police action shooting”(?) which is not even a euphemism for cops killing people that I’m familiar with. Read more

Ashley I’m just working through a take I’ll save my fully formed thoughts for the blog. Read more

With the generic “nonpartisan deficit-hawk think tank hates the national debt” question this has officially become a 1992-2004 presidential debate between Generic Republican and Generic Democrat Read more

“The wider Middle East is literally spinning out of control,” which I think is one of the later plot points in the classic film 2012. Read more

Oh jesus christ the anonymous running mates get to chat next week too. Read more

So all Hillary Clinton ought to do here is just ask Trump to rephrase and explain the question he was asked. Read more

So “I have a winning temperament” is a good line for Hillary Clinton to pounce on. Read more

I think the main thing Trump is doing tonight when he remembers his coaching, which seems like a Roger Ailes thing, is speaking to Hillary Clinton in the second-person, using her as a stand-in for the entire political establishment saying “you people” did this, in a very “stick it to the man” way that is probably very Read more