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Articles on US election 2024
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Young voters have not always swung in different ways to older generations, as a look at historical data shows.
Biden is unlikely to cut Israel off altogether but a remarkable change has taken place.
Many Democrats fear that banning TikTok would lose them votes from young people.
As the Trump v Biden contest shapes up ahead of the US presidential election in November, the polls are not favourable to the incumbent president.
There are more college-educated people living in the US suburbs than there used to be, and this may be an important factor in how the vote splits.
A scholar of history of education and American politics explains what is behind his course on conspiracy theories and how students learn to debunk fake ideas.
Polling suggests young Republicans may be more enthusiastic about Trump, than young Democrats are about Biden.
Biden outlined a plan to build a temporary port to deliver aid to Gaza, and called on Israel to protect innocent victims in Gaza.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to review presidential immunity is likely to push back his trial over the Capitol Hill riots until after the election.
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.
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
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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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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bournemouth University
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Kalb Professor of Global Communications and Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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PhD Candidate in Politics, University of Southampton
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of American History and Politics, University of East Anglia
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor in Honors, University of North Dakota
