insert_link World With nominations decided, Trump leads Biden in US polls; UK Labour far ahead as election approaches By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne Joe Biden and Donald Trump have both secured their parties’ nominations for the November 5 United States general election by winning a majority of all delegates to their parties’ conventions, including delegates not yet allocated. Both Biden and Trump won their nominations easily, with Biden taking 86.4% of the national Democratic primary vote in contests so far, far ahead of […] today19 March, 2024
insert_link World Biden and Trump set for election rematch US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November. According to the BBC, four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months' time. today13 March, 2024
insert_link Business / Economics Young people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much Young voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images By Neil O'Brian, University of Oregon and Chandler James, University of Oregon Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Democrats. A December 2023 poll showed that 49% of […] today22 February, 2024
insert_link Opinion Pieces Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him? By Emma Shortis, RMIT University It is possible, in politics as in life, for several things to be true at once. It is true that Donald Trump and his plans for a second presidential administration represent an existential threat to American democracy. It is true that a media imperative for “balance” in political reporting is further degenerating into a “both sides”, false balance framework that is distorting […] today21 February, 2024
insert_link World Nevada Democrats and Republicans pick presidential candidates US President Joe Biden is hoping for another strong showing in the Nevada primary contest on Tuesday, following an overwhelming win in South Carolina. Republican voters in the state are also choosing their candidate this week - but it's causing confusion. Nick Harper reports. today6 February, 2024
