A relatively unknown political figure, Walz will now be defined by both the Harris and Trump campaigns in starkly different lights.
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The summer of 2024 seems to be ranking high in terms of drama, debate and as one of the hottest — if not most contentious — summers in U.S. political history.
Handing VP Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nomination without having her compete in primaries is a throwback to less democratic ways of picking nominees, a political scientist says.
While a Harris presidency wouldn’t differ hugely from Biden’s, the two Democrats do have notable differences on the Gaza war and free trade.
A falsehood once used on Barack Obama – that he wasn’t eligible to be president – is being recycled to challenge the right of Kamala Harris to serve as president.
While Arizona voters have selected a Republican in nearly every presidential election from 1952 through 2016, a changing population and hot-button issues have given Democrats recent wins there, too.
Too often, women are judged solely through a biological lens. Our value, our ability to contribute meaningfully to society, is reduced to our ability to reproduce.
JD Vance had the opportunity to share stories of loss and resilience during his nomination acceptance speech. Instead, he chose to focus on melancholia and self-victimization.
With the huge task of a late presidential run against Donald Trump, Kamala Harris faces challenges distinct from those faced by Vice President Hubert Humphrey after LBJ decided not to seek reelection.
Like most woman politicians, Kamala Harris is already in the line of fire, facing racist and sexist attacks from Republican supporters.
From geographic balancing to making up for what the presidential candidate lacks, the considerations for picking a vice presidential candidate have changed and evolved since the 19th century.
Misogyny has made it difficult for all women to gain entry into politics, let alone Black women, who face the additional obstacle of abject racism. Will Kamala Harris finally break those barriers?
Are journalists to blame for Biden dropping out? This assumes that the power of the press is significant and straightforward. It’s neither.
For decades, presidents and presidential aspirants have tried (with varying degrees of success) to use music and musicians to connect with voters.
You think 2024 has been packed with a ceaseless and exhausting stream of consequential events? So did Americans in 1940, 1968 and 1973.
Had Biden not retreated, and had he been defeated by Trump, he would have been excoriated for being self-centred, hubristic and arrogant. His decision to step aside allows for a different ending.
Harris bring admired debate skills as a career prosecutor but also a patchy performance as vice president to the race against Trump.
If the Democrats move forward with Kamala Harris, it could be the circuit breaker the party needed. It will also likely lead to misogynistic and racist vitriol.
Now that President Biden has pulled out of the race, let’s look at the numbers we have for a Harris vs Trump contest.
Joe Biden has become one of the few sitting American presidents not to seek a second term after failing to convince Democrats he has the stamina for another term in the Oval Office. What happens now?
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Teaching Fellow in US politics and international security, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in International Studies and Politics, Ulster University; Queen's University Belfast
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
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James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
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Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University
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Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
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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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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University