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Nikki Haley’s supporters are much more likely to believe that Joe Biden won the 2020 fairly than those of Donald Trump.
The rest of the world is already starting to react to a possible Trump presidency, but is finding it hard to plan.
A presidential candidate’s ‘home state advantage’ should help them win a primary, which then bodes well for how they do in successive contests. But if they lose their home state, they’re in trouble.
Donald Trump started his march towards election with less than 50% support from the Republican electorate.
It’s difficult to know to what extent the massive repayment a New York judge has handed down to Donald Trump might affect his campaign. But his die-hard supporters are likely to be unfazed.
AI is likely to be used to help us run elections in the near future but there are risks as well as reward.
During a campaign speech in South Carolina, President Biden made it clear that he is not only running against Donald Trump but also against white supremacy.
Lawyers submitting briefs to the Supreme Court in the Trump Colorado ballot case must file a ‘certificate of word count.’ Why? As one judge put it, lawyers’ briefs are ‘too long, too long, too long.’
History tells us that US presidents tend to be cautious about foreign policy in an election year – especially in the Middle East.
2024 is expected to be a year of elections around the world, and as often happens, anti-immigrant rhetoric is on the rise. Art can play a critical role in challenging that rhetoric.
If Biden decided not to stand again, another Democratic candidate could still be selected until the party’s convention.
Trump’s fans think that his unpredictability was an asset in terms of his foreign policy. It wasn’t.
Trump stormed to victory in New Hampshire’s Republican primary – but his biggest challenge will be winning over independent voters.
In an uncertain world our natural instinct is to seek out answers that reassure, even when they don’t make sense.
From the ‘static’ polls to Trump’s ‘dissing’ of voters, two political scientists look at the Iowa caucus and see more than just the fact that Trump won it, resoundingly.
In 2024, more than 40% of the world’s population is eligible to vote in an election. The scale is unprecedented, but not all elections are made equal. What will it mean for democracy?
There are reasons to hold off until the autumn – but there are other clues that still point towards May.
The incumbent president is struggling in the polls, with his biggest hopes an improvement in economic sentiment before the election, and a conviction for Trump.
Will the son choose to build bridges with Trump that his father burned?
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
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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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Professor of Mathematics, University of Surrey
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor in Honors, University of North Dakota
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Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Kalb Professor of Global Communications and Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Keele University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University
