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Trump floundered in the debate. But Harris dealt no fatal blow

Guy Rundle — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:56:13 +0000

Progressives will coo at Kamala's performance, but the Donald dream lives on.

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Harris has stalled. Will today’s debate with Trump change that?

Guy Rundle — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:52:12 +0000

Harris and Trump are running neck and neck. And today might be the Democratic nominee's only chance to regain momentum.

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An evangelic candidate for governor bought hundreds of bootleg pornos in the ’90s and that’s not the weirdest part

Charlie Lewis — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:59:37 +0000

Pornography, Russian propaganda and unruly family members — just another week in US politics.

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Trump Media keeps sinking lower and lower. Will Donald abandon ship?

Glenn Dyer — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:18:39 +0000

The price of shares in Donald Trump's Trump Media continues to plummet, with the former president looking at billions in paper losses compared to just a couple of months ago.

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Kamala Harris’ campaign has taken off, but Trump still has one advantage — if he can rein himself in

Lester Munson — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:43:00 +0000

The Democrats are on a roll, but Trump still leads on key issues with American voters. The question is whether he has the discipline to stay on message.

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Americans now look to Harris for policies, not just promises of joy

Kathryn Schumaker — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:30:03 +0000

After a glitzy convention in Chicago, American voters are shifting their attention to Harris' position on concrete policies.

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Is Trump genuinely losing it? Is Harris, for that matter?

Charlie Lewis — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:33:02 +0000

Donald Trump gets more erratic, while Kamala Harris gets more centrist.

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The knockout suit, a decapitated whale, and the Dems are doing it again: The week in US politics

Charlie Lewis — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:59:09 +0000

Trump appoints the literal brain worms guy to his team, and the Democrats hit back hard with a TikTok dance. US politics in 2024, baby!

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Interest rate cuts coming for the US. Will Australia’s RBA finally see the light?

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:43:09 +0000

Suddenly the inflation hawks who have previously written about how the Fed lifting rates 'puts pressure' on the RBA to do the same are nowhere to be seen.

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As Biden heads to the big convention in the sky, Harris reaffirms that ‘nothing ever happens’

Guy Rundle — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:33:49 +0000

The left don't really see Kamala Harris as one of them. But she's close enough that they'll get behind her if it means beating Donald Trump.

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