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In the 2020 presidential election, groups of self-appointed electors in seven states met to cast votes for Donald Trump, even though Joe Biden had carried their states. Could that happen again?
Wisconsin voters elected conservative and liberal politicians in almost equal numbers from 2008 to 2022 − in this election, issues such as abortion, the economy and immigration are key for voters.
The stark reality is the United States has never been one country. And Trump is better than anyone at exploiting that.
Since 1992, Michigan voted reliably for Democratic presidential candidates. Then Donald Trump won the state in 2016, followed by Biden’s 2020 win in the state. Michigan is a ‘battleground state.’
Ohio remains stuck with a deadline that won’t allow Joe Biden, running for reelection, to appear on the November ballot. The GOP-run Legislature does not appear to want to fix the problem.
There are many parallels between 1968 and today: an unpopular war, a vulnerable Democratic presidential candidate and a divided America.
Former President Donald Trump has made some inroads with voters of color by appealing to law and order, conservative social values and mistrust of government.
One-third of Americans think that “rule by a strong leader or the military would be a good way of governing their country.” Are they losing faith in democracy?
Pundits decried the Supreme Court justices for not focusing on Donald Trump’s conduct when they heard oral arguments in Trump’s immunity case. But a legal scholar says they were just doing their job.
The Democrats and Republicans try to keep them off the ballot. But third-party campaigns can inject new ideas and force major parties to incorporate a wider array of interests.
The risk for the president is that he has not anticipated just how much his own foreign policy might undermine his message and the strength of his personal appeal.
Both politicians are exploiting some tried and true rhetorical and psychological tactics.
A vice president is usually chosen to offset a presidential candidate’s weaknesses. For Trump, this means he could pick a person of colour or a woman.
What does someone like me, who believes that the last presidential election was legitimately won by Joe Biden, say to those who think the 2020 election was stolen?
In the early 2000s, Jon Stewart perfected the art of ironic satire, playfully critiquing politicians, political institutions, the press and the public. What’s his role now?
A second Donald Trump presidency would not necessarily implement a foreign policy any more destructive than what is normal for the United States.
The parallels between Trump and Nixon are abundantly clear. Yet even Nixon acknowledged the fundamental importance of accountability in a democracy.
Trump has apparently been unable to secure the appeal bond he needs to avoid paying the civil fraud judgment against him.
There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.
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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