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To make real progress, antimicrobial communication needs to be grounded in people’s lived experiences.
How much did Zohran Mamdani’s old-fashioned ground game contribute to his victory in the New York mayor’s race?
In her campaign memoir, Kamala Harris reveals her true thoughts on Joe Biden, takes us behind the scenes of her presidential candidacy and dishes the occasional dirt.
Many African abolitionists who fought and lost their lives in the struggle against slavery have gone unacknowledged.
In 1984, the album was atop the charts, and Ronald Reagan, running for reelection, told a New Jersey audience that he and the Boss shared the same American dream. Springsteen vehemently disagreed.
Physical ailments and deteriorated health may be the one area in which politicians can escape scrutiny.
Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.
Health struggles are part of the human condition, but politicians often resist revealing full medical records. The media often help lawmakers hide their conditions. That shortchanges the voters.
Voters trust their gut when they decide who an electable candidate is or isn’t. That may be a bad idea.
Scott Morrison and his government enter the new year with a fresh iteration of the “women problem”. This is the multiple high-profile female independents contesting a number of Liberal seats.
Charities fear the new law will act like a spending cap, forcing them to step back from campaigning to avoid triggering additional reporting obligations.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Vice-Chancellor Paddy Nixon.
Scott Morrison had a bumpy ride on the campaign trail as he pushed his climate policy
A former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush watched the Virginia governor’s race through the eyes of her students at the University of Virginia, whose concerns were shared by most voters.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: The push to run independents on issues of climate and integrity
Michelle Grattan discusses the rise of independent candidates in the 2022 federal election and how their campaigns will be helped by a big war chest and plenty of strategic advice
Men give more money than women to candidates in high-level statewide elections. Money can equal political influence, so that may lead candidates to be less interested in women’s issues once elected.
Candidates: Be careful what you wish for.
Laws that have long kept campaigners away from voters at polling places may not work in a world where a T-shirt symbol can be interpreted as campaigning.
If teenagers organizing on social media can hamper a presidential campaign rally, how challenging is it to manipulate elections?
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
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Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division, Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley
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Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Clemson University
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