Soon to share a stage for the first time since 2020: Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.
The rise of populist leaders and movements is sometimes the partial result of people’s economic insecurities and worries about the future.
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Economic insecurity is one factor that drives populism, a former politician from Hungary writes.
Independents may be difficult for campaigns to connect with.
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Both the Biden and Trump campaigns will work to mobilize their bases and maximize turnout among their supporters. But those votes alone will probably not be enough to ensure victory.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in Wisconsin in November 2020.
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Increasingly, the media, pollsters and pundits are focusing on independent voters and their effects on election outcomes.
Julius Caesar was the first tyrant of Rome, after which Rome was never again free.
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Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
Is one of these methods really the best way to break an election tie?
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If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people who tied for the most votes.
Electric cars inside a Leapmotor showroom in Beijing, China.
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The US president is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made products, including a 100% border tax on electric cars.
A recent survey shows that at least 70% of people in the U.S. believe the country is on the wrong track.
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For at least 50 years, pollsters have been asking Americans whether they think their country is on the right or wrong track. That question may have outlived its usefulness.
The 118th Congress put in a lot of late nights, but it doesn’t have a lot to show for it.
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If you hear the 118th Congress described as a bunch of slackers, you’re not getting the whole story.
Donald Trump’s identity has always been closely tied to his wealth – and was also a means to roast him, such as by Comedy Central in 2011.
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Trump has apparently been unable to secure the appeal bond he needs to avoid paying the civil fraud judgment against him.
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As technology has advanced, AI-generated deepfakes have become more convincing.
Campaign volunteers set up signs encouraging people to vote.
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It’s not just polarization that’s driving voters’ malaise − it’s something else, which carries a stark warning for the health of American democracy.
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Low tech or hi-tech, the next year will determine how much action nations take on election interference.
Comedian Chuck Nice and his daughter crack jokes in a video about a serious topic: climate change.
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Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.
GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on television screens at a Washington, D.C. bar during the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23, 2023.
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In a general election, most people will vote for their party’s candidate. But in a primary, voters rely on media coverage to help them choose among candidates. And that gives the media influence.
Supporters listen to Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speak at a campaign event in Beaufort, S.C., on Feb. 21, 2024.
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While Nikki Haley trails Donald Trump in polling ahead of the South Carolina primary, the estimates don’t capture the Democrats and independents who are also able to vote in the Republican primary.