The Conversation’s expert panel believed Kamala Harris had more to prove – and Donald Trump more to lose – in the debate. Here were the moments that mattered.
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It’s a difficult question that has no easy answers, even if Kamala Harris wins in November.
The Democratic nominee used her speech to tell her story and distinguish herself from Donald Trump - but it also hinted at issues that may yet cause the Democrats trouble.
Chicago, qui accueille la convention démocrate, a été le théâtre du plus grand fiasco du parti en 1968. Mais c’est aussi une ville associée aux victoires de Barack Obama en 2008 et 2012.
Chicago has been a site of both discord and hope for the Democrats. As the party nominates Kamala Harris this week, it will seek to put conflict behind it.
En choisissant Tim Walz comme colistier, Kamara Harris impulse un changement majeur au sein du parti démocrate.
The vice president’s pick of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate shows she is less interesting in grabbing votes in the swing states than shoring up the Democrats’ base.
Si Kamala Harris est la candidate démocrate à la Maison Blanche, cela pourrait être un électrochoc positif pour le parti. Mais elle subira de nombreuses attaques de la part de Trump.
If the Democrats move forward with Kamala Harris, it could be the circuit breaker the party needed. It will also likely lead to misogynistic and racist vitriol.
Dos de cada tres votantes del Partido Demócrata han pedido a Biden que abandone la carrera presidencial. Hasta Barack Obama, que no es cualquier votante, le ha pedido que reconsidere el futuro de su candidatura.
The question of Biden’s viability as the Democratic presidential nominee is unsolvable. And he’s arguably made things worse trying to prove otherwise.
Kampanye Pemilu AS 2024 telah menghadapi rangkaian kejadian penting. Ini dapat mengubah Trump dari seorang martir menjadi orang suci di mata para pendukungnya.
Houve uma série de pontos de inflexão na campanha até agora, e esse pode muito bem ser o decisivo. Ele pode transformar Trump de mártir em santo aos olhos de seus apoiadores.
Aux yeux des partisans de Donald Trump, la tentative d’assassinat dont il vient d’être victime pourrait le faire passer du statut de martyr à celui de saint.
Estados Unidos se fundó sobre la violencia política, y esta ha marcado toda su historia. El intento de asesinato de Donald Trump en Pensilvania es horrible, pero lamentablemente no sorprendente.
There have been a series of tipping points in the campaign so far, and this may well be the decisive one. It could turn Trump from a martyr to a saint in the eyes of his supporters.
Trump and the movement behind him is both new and old. Times are unprecedented but also, to historians of America, frighteningly familiar. Nick Bryant’s book excavates that history.
The pressure on Joe Biden’s candidacy will now be immense. And whether he can turn it around is much less clear now than it was before the debate.
The ordeal should prompt deep reflection on the values that underpin Australia’s relationship with its most important security ally, the US.
The stark reality is the United States has never been one country. And Trump is better than anyone at exploiting that.
There are many parallels between 1968 and today: an unpopular war, a vulnerable Democratic presidential candidate and a divided America.
We now know official New Zealand meetings to discuss ‘AUKUS Tier 2’ took place much earlier than previously disclosed – raising questions about the security pact’s underlying purpose.
Project 2025 is iconoclastic and dystopian. Those who wish to understand Trump and the movement behind him, and the active threat they pose to American democracy, are obliged to take it seriously.
The risk for the president is that he has not anticipated just how much his own foreign policy might undermine his message and the strength of his personal appeal.
A vice president is usually chosen to offset a presidential candidate’s weaknesses. For Trump, this means he could pick a person of colour or a woman.
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