In what was likely the last debate of the campaign, JD Vance and Tim Walz tackled foreign affairs, climate change and abortion. With a month until polling day, it’s not likely to matter much.
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The types of smiles that politicians display can give us insights into their personalities and how they’ll lead.
Donald Trump’s words about Kamala Harris – she’s a ‘mentally disabled person’ – were widely criticized as coarse and ugly. They are also often found among disparaging descriptions used by others.
Ahead of the election, a reproductive health law scholar lays out the broad strokes of what both Harris and Trump have done regarding abortion policy while in office.
While not topping any lists for great presidents, Carter has long championed causes that have never been more relevant, from peace in the Middle East to climate change.
Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly supported clean energy investments, while Donald Trump has railed against them. But transformative shifts in the energy landscape already are well underway.
Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy to offer a rival view of what freedom means.
The US presidential race continues to be tight, while the Coalition holds a narrow lead over Labor in one Australian federal poll.
The detail of polling shows some interesting detail about who is voting and why.
American writer Ralph Ellison provided a sharp analysis of the subversive power of Black laughter in 1930s America.
More than 40% of Democrats and Republicans didn’t vote in the past three US elections. These non-voters could be pivotal in deciding who wins this year’s contest.
Immigration remains a significant issue for many voters, but is Kamala Harris about to try anything different to her predecessor?
An anthropologist who studies polarization asked people why they supported Trump. Here’s what they said about immigration, the economy and his ‘bull in a china shop’ style.
Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.
Allowing immigrants to settle in the US isn’t just an act of compassion. It’s also been a significant factor in the country’s economic growth, a point both candidates seem hesitant to make.
The political impact of the second attempt on Trump’s life will probably be far different than the first.
People can have their own personal dialect based on their own linguistic and social experiences.
Jesse Jackson proved in the 1980s that white working-class voters will support racialized candidates if their message is right. This could bode well for Kamala Harris.
Working-class and poor Black Detroiters tend to vote inconsistently in presidential elections, but they could be key to winning the swing state of Michigan in 2024.
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are spending an awful lot of time in Pennsylvania. Why? Because Pennsylvania voters hold one set of keys to the White House.
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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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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
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Lecturer in International Studies and Politics, Ulster University; Queen's University Belfast
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