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The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.
Every human brain still holds primitive instincts that we share with our monkey ancestors. Is that part of your brain in charge when you cast your ballot?
The tech billionaire did not show up to the Thursday morning hearing, which was moved to a courtroom at City Hall due to security concerns.
No, it’s not the TV news networks. The presidential election certification process is a lot more complicated than that − and as Americans learned in 2020, it can take a long time.
A Kamala Harris victory will give Volodymyr Zelensky more time and a continued stream of aid. Donald Trump, however, has vowed to end the conflict quickly, which is causing much concern in Ukraine.
Non-verbal communication is studied in a multitude of disciplines, including communication, psychology, criminology and computer science. But few scientific conclusions emerge.
In America’s convoluted system, a presidential candidate can win the popular vote, yet lose the electoral vote in a landslide. Here’s why this system exists.
The 2024 campaign closes with candidate Donald Trump and allies conjuring a world of insult and degradation of an infantilized, feminized and vulnerable Democratic opponent.
Using a sheep’s liver to predict the outcome of the US election makes a serious point about how humans have coped with uncertainty throughout history.
Despite the power that political independents are anticipated to have over the election results, there’s a lot that remains unknown about this group.
The past two administrations had vastly different records, and past is likely to be a prologue this year.
US election coverage often portrays rural America as entirely white and conservative. This narrow view obscures the issues that matter to other voters.
Political scientist Jesse Rhodes speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the latest results of the UMass Amherst poll on Americans’ attitudes about Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Take a deep breath: Having to wait for election results means the system is working as it should, with safeguards and double-checks.
As the election nears, it seems everyone is afraid.
Bitcoin price surges as investors eye a Trump win, but investing in crypto remains as risky as ever.
Americans might have to wait for days, weeks or months to get an accurate determination of the winner of the presidency.
The American political landscape now finds itself at a point where difference is seen as antagonistic.
While Harris and Trump diverge on many key policy issues, they find common ground in other areas.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Teaching Fellow in US politics and international security, University of Portsmouth
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Lecturer in International Studies and Politics, Ulster University; Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University
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Associate Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney