Kamala Harris v Donald Trump. The one question that everybody wants answered ahead of this election is ‘Who is going to win?’. One of the best ways to predict who will be the 47th President of the United States is to look at the polling numbers. Registered voters are asked how they intend to vote…
Comment and Analysis
Predicting Trump v Harris: Can the polls be trusted?
Trump ‘represents the anger and fear in the heart of every American’ – a view from the US
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….
‘My America is on fire’ – a view from the UK
I am an American woman studying in the UK. When I speak to complete strangers they always ask if I am American or Canadian. I wish I could say Canadian. They always ask; what am I doing here, don’t I miss my family, why did I leave America. Invasive questions for a stranger to ask….
Harris’ apparent opposition to the death penalty and the death of Marcellus Williams
Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to run for president raises many issues, one of which is her questionable stance on the death penalty. On 24 September 2024, 55-year-old Marcellus Williams was executed after 20 years on death row despite objections from a prosecutor on the case as well as the victim’s family. While Williams’ death…
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…