Major election polls got it wrong in 2016 and again in 2020. The fault lies with the complexity of the American system and also with certain shortcomings of the polling institutes themselves.
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In 2020,the #StopTheSteal movement built over months of false claims of fraud, culminating in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. Is the same foundation being laid by local GOP activists today?
As the US election looks too close to call, the presidential campaigns head for Pennsylvania likely to be essential to any win.
Candidates use psychological strategies to win support and to cast their rivals in a negative light. In projection, people seek to lessen their own faults by calling out these faults in others.
Have they expanded or restricted rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people? A scholar of the LGBTQ community examines the candidates’ records.
Thomas Gift, who hails from Pennsylvania, is just back from the swing state which is likely to hold the key to upcoming election result.
The Democratic candidate is trying to use the last few weeks to improve her relationship with the media, and win over new allies.
If you’re an unhappy voter and want other unhappy voters to hold their noses and vote for the major candidate they least dislike, think about the Golden Rule.
The rapidly changing social conditions in Ohio have played a significant role in the growth of extremism as some alienated white men fear that a race war is coming.
Immigration has become a central issue of the 2024 presidential election for Trump and the Republicans. How did Republican rhetoric change so dramatically on the issue?
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
In order to effectively appeal to voters with a shared identity, Kamala Harris and other politicians would need to show that they care about the particular issues they are concerned about.
For decades, presidential candidates from both major parties have committed to cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes. Here’s why.
Careers in politics are particularly difficult for women, who must be careful to avoid hurting their image. Kamala Harris is the latest to contend with this double standard.
Harris’ support for abortion rights and political unity – as well as the fact that she offers an antidote to Donald Trump – helps explain her appeal.
The government’s push for closer relations with the US could be undone by a Trump victory in November.
Your identity is not the result of a single decision, but rather the confluence of several factors.
In a landmark 2024 case, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution when they exercise their core constitutional powers. So who decides what actions are not immune?
Allentown, Bethlehem and other old industrial cities in Pennsylvania have made a remarkable recovery − thanks in part to new residents from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity explains.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Tony Walker est un·e adhérent·e de The Conversation
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations, United States Studies Centre,, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Professor of Law, Drake University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
