Saturday's Opinions: Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy

Why Tim Kaine can be enormously valuable for Hillary Clinton; Pence the pliable; The route to D.C. statehood doesn't go through Cleveland; Trump is following in the path of despots; Donald Trump just set the table for Clinton; Trump is cultivating a state of panic; Please, Metro, put cameras in all cars; How greater diversity can improve Montgomery's magnet schools; Let's save Reston's API building; In acceptance speech, Trump's America is a dark and desperate place; Hillary Clinton picks a strong running mate in Tim Kaine; Eliminate the 'stark, racial disparity' in voting access in Texas; Republicans shouldn't scoff at D.C. statehood; Happy Hour Roundup; A tale of two weeks in politics, race and leadership in America; The coming fight over the soul of the GOP; What does Fox News do after Roger Ailes?; Final grade for the Republican National Convention: ‘D’; Seven things you’ll see in Philadelphia that you didn’t see in Cleveland     Rick Wilking / Reuters Editorial Board Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy He is unfit for the presidency and cannot be endorsed. Read more » Latest Columns Larry J. Sabato Why Tim Kaine can be enormously valuable for Hillary Clinton His place on the ticket could lock up Virginia — and that's just the start. Read more »     George F. Will Pence the pliable The Indiana governor bows to Trump, policy differences be damned. Read more »   Colbert I. King The route to D.C. statehood doesn't go through Cleveland Mayor Bowser's handing out M&M-filled snack bags to Trump supporters leaves a bad taste. Read more »     Kathleen Parker Trump is following in the path of despots The reasons for the comparisons between tyrants and Trump transcend mere politics. Read more »     Ruth Marcus Donald Trump just set the table for Clinton Now all she has to do is lay out an appetizing agenda. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Michael Gerson Trump is cultivating a state of panic It is necessary to confront his unmasked contempt for American institutions. Read more »   Natalie De Vincenzi Please, Metro, put cameras in all cars It would make a lot of people feel safer. Read more »   Jessica YiYi Li and John Mannes How greater diversity can improve Montgomery's magnet schools Being well-educated requires an understanding of challenges facing people different from you. Read more »   Carol Ann Riordan, Cheryl Terio-Simon and Ralph P. Youngren Let's save Reston's API building Marcel Breuer's brutalist design is too important to raze. Read more »     Dana Milbank In acceptance speech, Trump's America is a dark and desperate place The GOP presidential nominee delivers the darkest piece of rhetoric spoken by a major political figure in modern U.S. history. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Sketchpad: Ted Cruz throws a dagger into the works Sketches from the final day of the Republican convention And puts Donald in an awkward spot! Donald Trump promises law and order, walls, and immediate results   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Hillary Clinton picks a strong running mate in Tim Kaine The Virginia senator is not only supremely capable of serving but also fully prepared — from day one — to be president. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Eliminate the 'stark, racial disparity' in voting access in Texas The 5th Circuit was right to rule against the state's discriminatory voter-ID law. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Republicans shouldn't scoff at D.C. statehood The GOP, as usual, dismissed the idea in its platform and at its convention this week. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   A tale of two weeks in politics, race and leadership in America We have been presented with two vastly different visions of who we are as a people and a nation. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   The coming fight over the soul of the GOP Who will pick up the pieces? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   What does Fox News do after Roger Ailes? The network's dilemma. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Final grade for the Republican National Convention: ‘D’ Trump blows his chance. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Seven things you’ll see in Philadelphia that you didn’t see in Cleveland The Democratic convention will be radically different than the Republican one. Here's how. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. 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