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The US presidential election

Bernie Sanders leads the Democratic primaries as more moderate candidates jostle to be his chief challenger. Who will fare best against a Donald Trump bolstered by a strong economy? Here’s the best of this week’s opinion and analysis

US election: Democrats try to blunt Trump’s digital edge

After the debacle in Iowa, many in the party worry about its new campaigning technologies

Pinn’s illustration of the week: Donkey Derby

Democratic presidential contenders cling on over early hurdles

The establishment’s dangerous habit of crying wolf

Exaggerating the short-term threat from populism inures people to the threat it poses

Trump’s re-election would be dangerous for the world

The notion of the west as an alliance with moral foundations would evaporate if the president wins

Winning primaries means mastering the ‘three Ms’

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s late entry puts his rivals in uncharted territory

Hey Democrats, it’s the winning, stupid!

To beat Trump, the party should not be running to the furthest reaches of the left

More from this Series

Unchained Donald Trump poses threat to the US republic

The Senate has given its judgment, now it is the turn of the American people

Democrats bearish on Sanders should know better

The last four years in politics have taught us to expect the unexpected

America’s go-it-alone economy

Addressing the burden on individuals is the next US president’s most important task

Letter: It was ever thus with the ‘centrist’ campaign

From Toby Zanin, Toronto, ON, Canada

Letter: Let the people hear what Sanders has to say

From Walter Weis, Forest Hills, NY, US