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Two weeks to go

Two weeks out from the US presidential election, and again the betting market seems to be overstating Donald Trump's chances compared to what the polls are saying.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 1 Comment 21 October 2020

Not just the presidency

Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 12 October 202026 January 2022

Into the final month

With a month to go till election day in the US, it's time for another look at what the polls are saying and how much that really tells us.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, United States 3 Comments 5 October 2020

On courts and constitutions

After being, by their lights, cheated out of two seats on the United States Supreme Court, the Democrats are ready to fight back, but their options are constrained by the constitution.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 28 September 202026 January 2022

Neoliberalism one more time

An attempt to distinguish between "neoliberals" and "libertarians" tracks the major fault line in non-left politics.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 25 September 202026 January 2022

Trump and the evangelicals

It's suggested that white evangelical Christians have sold out their values by supporting Donald Trump. But what if Trump actually embodies their real values?

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 17 September 202026 January 2022

Two months to go

The US votes in two months' time, and there's been a strong shift towards Donald Trump in the betting market. But it doesn't seem to reflect anything that's visible so far in the polls.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 7 Comments 4 September 2020

Moral equivalence, convention edition

Obscuring the difference between violent protests and mainstream centre-left politics is a dangerous game, even when it's done in the service of liberal goals.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Media, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 31 August 202026 January 2022

Cartooning for a cause

Controversy this week about a cartoon exploiting racist and sexist themes, but it's important not to lose sight of the politics.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Media, Political issues, United States 13 Comments 20 August 202026 January 2022

It’s Harris!

Kamala Harris, not surprisingly, gets the nod to be Joe Biden's running mate. Rarely has the vice-presidency been so important.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 1 Comment 12 August 202026 January 2022

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