Iowa and New Hampshire have long cemented their status as the first-in-the-nation deciders in presidential nominating contests. This outsized influence has increasingly come under scrutiny.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on 2024 US presidential election
Displaying 41 - 60 of 84 articles
In Iowa, the Ron DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down seemed intent on mocking the dividing line federal regulators set between campaigns and the PACs that support them.
The result confirms the vast majority of Republican voters are still infatuated with the former president, despite his legal troubles and how little campaigning he’s done thus far.
Biden and Trump are polar opposites when it comes to policy. But they have wielded the power of the presidency in similar ways.
Independent candidates have had significant power to affect the result of presidential elections in the past.
Biden is not getting a bump in the polls for the improving economy, but historical data suggests it might come soon.
A political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the small, rural state became influential in presidential politics.
The millionaire who wants to be the outsider has a huge battle in Iowa to stay in the presidential race.
Numbers of Muslim and Jewish voters in the US, are small, compared to the rest of the population, so their voting patterns are unlikely to change the 2024 election result.
His key opponent is an incendiary character in a world of legal trouble. So why isn’t Joe Biden in a better position to win the 2024 presidential race than he seems to be?
Populist leaders are winning support around the world, with their anti-elite messages.
Around 50% of those under 30 supported Biden’s policy on Israel, a higher number than other age groups.
Ahead of the first public votes on the potential Republican candidates for presidents, it’s important to understand why the Iowa votes are significant.
Trump has indicated that, in a second stint as president, he would punish his enemies and reward his champions.
The US president’s ratings may be poor, but historical data and and analysis suggests, he could still win the election.
With the former president still very popular within the Republican Party, it will likely come down to Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis to challenge him for the Republican nomination.
Running a campaign or serving as president from jail would pose untold challenges, but it’s not prohibited.
Some people are concerned that US democratic systems are stretched and under threat. An expert looks at the evidence.
Republican rising star Vivek Ramaswamy had a bump in the polls after a recent television debate.
A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes them less suited for the presidency.
Top contributors
-
Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
-
Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
-
Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
-
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
-
Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
-
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
-
Non-resident fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
-
Visiting Research Fellow in International Studies, Queen's University Belfast
-
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
-
Professor of Demography, The University of Texas at San Antonio
-
Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University
