Reporter Lewis Eyre spoke to Katelyn Lawlor from Rockford, Illinois, a Democrat voter who has been very active during the presidential election campaign, just hours before the polls started closing across the US tonight. How are you feeling right now, a few hours away from the election result? Katelyn: I’ve been voting Democrat since 2012….
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Could younger voters sway the US election?
Who is going to the polls for the US 2024 elections? For so long, young people have been prescribed as “stand-by citizens” hesitant to engage in politics while watching from the sidelines. So much has changed. In the 2024 UK election, only 66% of 18-24 year olds were registered to vote compared with 96% of…
How will the US election impact the wider world?
The US is the largest global economy, the biggest trader and the most influential military power. Each state is bigger than most countries, with countless economic resources. The superpower has a stake in the majority of conflicts, social changes and pop culture events. Every step the US takes has an immediate impact on the global…