After surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump vowed to tone down his rhetoric. But that didn’t last long.
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The incumbent vice president has a number of significant advantages over rival Democrats.
Had Biden not retreated, and had he been defeated by Trump, he would have been excoriated for being self-centred, hubristic and arrogant. His decision to step aside allows for a different ending.
Even though Biden has endorsed Harris, the process is more complicated than that, and it all leads to the party’s convention in August.
Harris bring admired debate skills as a career prosecutor but also a patchy performance as vice president to the race against 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.
Now that President Biden has pulled out of the race, let’s look at the numbers we have for a Harris vs Trump contest.
Joe Biden has become one of the few sitting American presidents not to seek a second term after failing to convince Democrats he has the stamina for another term in the Oval Office. What happens now?
Research shows that companies led by CEOs over 65 tend to underperform in the stock market.
At the time of independence, Pennsylvania was also at the geographical center of the 13 original Colonies. It remains a focal point of American politics, and a swing state.
Hear the former Australian ambassador's observations of 'a very different' Donald Trump at this week's Republican convention, and his prediction of who could replace Biden as the Democratic nominee.
Now there’s more speculation about US President Joe Biden’s health. But a COVID diagnosis in 2024 is nothing like one back in 2020, even for someone of his age.
The question of Biden’s viability as the Democratic presidential nominee is unsolvable. And he’s arguably made things worse trying to prove otherwise.
Independent voters who feel high levels of nostalgia were more likely to vote for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections.
As a major star and lifelong Democrat, the ‘actorvist’ wields significant influence over liberal politics in the US and abroad.
Many people are questioning whether Joe Biden is up for the job of running for president again based on a series of recent verbal stumbles.
The choice of Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate will help Donald Trump. One reason has to do with an ideological shift in the American electorate; the other relates to Trump’s personality.
Why does surviving political violence often bolster popular support? Because evading death can make politicians seem super-human, even god-like.
Division, hatred and – increasingly – violence have become becoming hallmarks of politics over the past few years.
Both parties will try to use the shooting for campaign advantage by tapping into voters’ emotions. How they do so could be pivotal.
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Sciences Po
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