Tuesday's Opinions: Clinton shifts the election in her direction

What worked for Trump in the primaries failed him against Clinton; Iran's likely next supreme leader is no friend of the West; Aleppo is a symbol of American weakness; Another year of Congress, another string of broken promises; Candidates — forget the one-liners, but mind the gaffes; The first debate proved again that only one of the candidates is fit to be president; As Aleppo burns, the U.S. hems and haws; Rushern Baker puts Prince George's children over politics; Last night’s debate, or the mansplaining Olympics; Clinton vs. Trump: Modern vs. postmodern; What does it mean that Donald Trump lost the debate?; Donald Trump bombs on the ultimate reality TV show; Trump takes the bait; Clinton sticks to the script; Caught in Iraq War lie, Donald Trump cries ‘Hannity’     Matt Rourke / AP   E.J. Dionne Jr. Clinton shifts the election in her direction She may well have succeeded in opening a new front against Trump. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Dana Milbank What worked for Trump in the primaries failed him against Clinton Trump was louder and nastier. But Clinton wasn't bullied. Read more »   Ray Takeyh Iran's likely next supreme leader is no friend of the West Ibrahim Raisi's outlook dovetails with the Revolutionary Guards' desire to crush dissent. Read more »     Richard Cohen Aleppo is a symbol of American weakness Obama's do-nothing policy in Syria has allowed its major city to become a mural of carnage. Read more »     Catherine Rampell Another year of Congress, another string of broken promises The do-nothing legislative branch has blown it on the budget, Zika and judicial nominees. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Candidates — forget the one-liners, but mind the gaffes Many a candidacy has foundered on the basis of a few poorly chosen words on the presidential debate stage. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes The debate this year has gone beyond competing perspectives Sketches from the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Optics delusion! The first presidential debate held at Hofstra University   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The first debate proved again that only one of the candidates is fit to be president Monday's clash told the story of this year's presidential race. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   As Aleppo burns, the U.S. hems and haws The Obama administration condemns a brutal assault in Syria but doesn't move to protect civilians. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Rushern Baker puts Prince George's children over politics The latest Head Start controversy is concerning, but County Executive Rushern Baker is right to stand by the county schools chief. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Last night’s debate, or the mansplaining Olympics Some things actually require preparation, it turns out. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Clinton vs. Trump: Modern vs. postmodern They are opposites, which is what made Monday night's debate so revealing. By Barton Swaim  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What does it mean that Donald Trump lost the debate? It should have meant nothing. But, given where the polls are at the moment, I hope it means a lot. By Stephen Stromberg  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Donald Trump bombs on the ultimate reality TV show What on earth was that? By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Trump takes the bait; Clinton sticks to the script Predictably, it appeared that Clinton had been preparing for this debate since high school and Trump hardly prepared at all. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Caught in Iraq War lie, Donald Trump cries ‘Hannity’ The Fox News host's statements corroborating Trump would carry much more water if he weren't essentially an arm of his campaign. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. 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. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071