Hold your breath and make sure you vote, because the result is likely to be a squeaker.
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Research suggests that tariffs can increase dependence on foreign manufacturing.
As Florida and North Carolina change voting rules because of the hurricanes, they might face legal challenges – and open the doors to false claims of election fraud.
Those depressing articles that say ‘This one secret, magic thing will overturn the election results and your vote won’t count’? An election law scholar calls them ‘electoral process porn.’
Republicans and Liberals have found common cause attacking big business. But when it comes to actually siding with workers over business, a different picture emerges.
The apparent unity of certain religious groups hides a denominational vote that is sharply divided, particularly along ethnic lines.
Donald Trump is using inflammatory language to allege it’s easy for Democrats to generate thousands of fraudulent overseas votes. One such voter living in Canada provides insights.
Kamala Harris may have her work cut out for her in selling an ‘opportunity economy’ message with less than a month until the U.S. presidential election. But as she often says: Hard work is good work.
Analysis of public survey data shows that Republicans and Democrats are not too different regarding their parenthood experiences.
There are substantial differences between the two candidates, though each of their records contains some interesting twists and turns.
Do more politically experienced politicians have advantages in elections in a time when a candidate with expertise is dismissed as being part of an out-of-touch elite?
Disaster relief requires cooperative, healthy relationships between the president, federal agencies and state, local and tribal governments. But with politicians in the mix, trouble can happen.
Voters may shake it off when celebrities endorse presidential candidates – but sometimes it makes the politicians look like they were born to run.
Major election polls got it wrong in 2016 and again in 2020. The fault lies with the complexity of the American system and also with certain shortcomings of the polling institutes themselves.
As the US election looks too close to call, the presidential campaigns head for Pennsylvania likely to be essential to any win.
Candidates use psychological strategies to win support and to cast their rivals in a negative light. In projection, people seek to lessen their own faults by calling out these faults in others.
Thomas Gift, who hails from Pennsylvania, is just back from the swing state which is likely to hold the key to upcoming election result.
The Democratic candidate is trying to use the last few weeks to improve her relationship with the media, and win over new allies.
Americans are being targeted with an unprecedented number of political attack ads this election season, and research shows that these ads can leave voters feeling exhausted, angry and stressed.
If you’re an unhappy voter and want other unhappy voters to hold their noses and vote for the major candidate they least dislike, think about the Golden Rule.
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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