The nightmares of Pennsylvania
Fear and fatalism reign supreme in this crucial swing state.
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Revealed: the British companies quietly backing Trump
Some of the UK’s biggest employers have links to the committees that fund Trump and his allies.
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Are partisan pollsters calling the election wrong?
I have updated my model to exclude polls connected with a party.
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The limits of an influencer election
Both the Trump and Harris teams relied heavily on online personalities and meme-style messaging. Will it matter?
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Trump or Harris, who will win? The New Statesman’s US election forecast
Our model predicts a very close contest.
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How Kamala Harris wins in Pennsylvania
One poll has Democrats out-performing expectations with white voters in the Rust Belt.
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Ralph Nader: “The election is between the fascism of Trump and the autocracy of Harris”
The four-time presidential candidate on why he holds out little hope for the future of American democracy.
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The American election belongs to the oligarchy
Self-interested plutocrats are bankrolling both candidates.
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JD Vance wants to lead the Maga movement
Donald Trump’s running mate seems prepared to put his desire for power ahead of American democracy.
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Letter of the week: Systemic problems, holistic solutions
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Trump’s GOP takeover
How a demagogue remade the Republican Party and transformed US politics.
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Joe Rogan could decide the US election
This presidential race marks insurgent media’s supplanting of the mainstream.
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The cowardice of the Washington Post
The Jeff Bezos-owned paper has refused to endorse a candidate in the US election. Plus: a boardroom battle over the…
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The US election looks narrower than ever
More than 50 million early votes have been cast. What can we learn from them?
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Are the polls underestimating Trump?
What we can learn from analysing a candidate’s campaign trail.
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American darkness
US politics is entrenched into two camps, each immune to appeals from the other. Between them lies a mass of…
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Why Kamala Harris was always destined to lose
Despite the hype, there is no way the vice-president could have done all that was needed in the 100 days…
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Has Kamala Harris blown it?
For Democrats, the summer’s “politics of joy” has turned into an autumn of deepening anxiety.
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Letter from Michigan: “No one I know is voting for Kamala Harris”
Will Donald Trump win the struggling swing state?
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Kamala Harris vs Fox News
Our Washington correspondents break down the vice-president’s testy sit-down interview.
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