Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Dismal Campaign Presages a Crisis of Government

No matter who wins, the ugliness of this contest will infect the business of running the country.

November 6, 2016 at 4:51 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

The end is near.
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