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Emma Shortis

Emma Shortis

Brisbane Times

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Why did white women and the Democratic base abandon Kamala Harris? My view from the campaign trail

On the Saturday before Election Day, I travelled from Washington DC to Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend one of Democratic presidential candidate...

07.11.2024 30

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Emma Shortis

What to expect on Election Day: history could be made, or we’re in for a long wait (and plenty of conspiracies)

As Americans vote in one of the most important presidential elections in generations, the country teeters on a knife edge. In the battleground states...

05.11.2024 10

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Australia was at times fairly cosy with the first Trump administration. Can our democracy survive a second term?

What happens in the United States matters a great deal to Australia. From our environment, to our economy, to the shape of our democracy – the...

04.11.2024 50

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In the US election, 7 states and a few ‘swing voters’ have all the power. This is exposing hidden tensions in both campaigns

Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina. In a repetitive, anxiety-inducing mantra, media coverage of the US...

25.10.2024 20

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With 7 states deciding everything, can Trump and Harris reach the remaining swing voters – without alienating others?

Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina. In a repetitive, anxiety-inducing mantra, media coverage of the US...

24.10.2024 10

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In a largely uneventful and inconsequential US vice presidential debate, no one can claim victory

Just like vice presidents themselves, in US politics, debates don’t really matter until they do. The most recent debate (and likely the last of the...

02.10.2024 7

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Are you ready for it? What a Taylor Swift endorsement means for Kamala Harris

As the US Presidential debate wrapped up on Wednesday, commentators and journalists regrouped and drew breath. But then, enter Taylor Swift. The pop...

13.09.2024 6

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Trump and Harris trade insults and competing visions: 3 experts give their verdicts on the US presidential debate

Judging debates usually comes down to picking a winner or loser. Seeking a more nuanced approach to the first presidential debate between Republican...

11.09.2024 8

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Trump and Harris trade insults and competing visions: our experts give their verdicts on the US presidential debate

Judging debates usually comes down to picking a winner or loser. Seeking a more nuanced approach to the first presidential debate between Republican...

11.09.2024 10

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?

It’s a difficult question that has no easy answers, even if Kamala Harris wins in November.

08.09.2024 10

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Harris delivers warm and strong acceptance speech as Democrats take joy, hope and renewal to the electorate

In the recent history of convention speeches, Kamala Harris’ remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were relatively short. But...

23.08.2024 7

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By picking Tim Walz as her running mate, Harris shows she’s running her own race, by her own rules

On Tuesday morning US time, US Vice President Kamala Harris called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to ask him to be her running mate in her campaign for...

07.08.2024 10

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Biden out, Harris in? Why this risky, unprecedented move could be the circuit breaker the Democrats needed

President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee in this year’s presidential election certainly had a sense of inevitability...

22.07.2024 30

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Biden out, Harris in? What this risky, unprecedented move could mean for the Democrats – and Donald Trump

President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee in this year’s presidential election certainly had a sense of inevitability...

22.07.2024 9

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Two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to drop out. It's time he listened

The cracks beneath US President Joe Biden's feet continue to widen. Login or signup to continue reading While the shock of the assassination attempt...

18.07.2024 7

The Examiner

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Two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to drop out. It's time he listened

The cracks beneath US President Joe Biden's feet continue to widen. Login or signup to continue reading While the shock of the assassination attempt...

18.07.2024 10

Canberra Times

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Two-thirds of Democrats want Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. It’s time he listened

The cracks beneath US President Joe Biden’s feet continue to widen. While the shock of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump...

18.07.2024 20

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A bloodied, defiant Trump could become the defining image of the US election

The shots fired at Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday are being investigated as an assassination attempt of the former president and...

14.07.2024 10

The Examiner

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A bloodied, defiant Trump could become the defining image of the US election

The shots fired at Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday are being investigated as an assassination attempt of the former president and...

14.07.2024 10

Canberra Times

Emma Shortis

A bloodied, defiant Trump could become the defining image of the US election

The shots fired at Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday are being investigated as an assassination attempt of the former president and...

14.07.2024 50

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Emma Shortis

American authoritarianism has a long history. What can it tell us about Trump and the battle for America’s soul?

If you select “virtually any date in US history, it would be possible to find the same poisonous ingredients [… that] percolated violently to the...

02.07.2024 10

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Muddled answers and outright lies: what the Biden-Trump debate says about the dire state of US politics

There are no parallels for the first debate of the 2024 US presidential election cycle. From the moment Joe Biden walked across the stage,...

28.06.2024 9

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With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damaging and untenable

Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first...

25.06.2024 10

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What Donald Trump’s fiery reaction to his conviction says about this moment in US politics

In the week leading up to the conviction delivered in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, right-wing media was focused on Donald Trump’s innocence....

01.06.2024 30

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Friday essay: Project 2025, the policy substance behind Trump’s showmanship, reveals a radical plan to reshape the world

In April 2022, conservative American think tank the Heritage Foundation, working with a broad coalition of 50 conservative organisations, launched...

25.04.2024 60

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Will the Israel-Gaza war affect Joe Biden’s chances of re-election ? History might provide a guide

When big questions about American foreign policy collide with an election, it’s rarely good news for a sitting president. Like many leaders before...

22.04.2024 20

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How will US foreign policy affect Joe Biden’s chances of re-election in November?

When big questions about American foreign policy collide with an election, it’s rarely good news for a sitting president. Like many leaders before...

21.04.2024 10

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Who Trump will pick as his running mate? And why the stakes are higher than usual

Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice-president under Donald...

01.04.2024 10

Canberra Times

Emma Shortis

Who will Trump pick as his running mate? In 2024, the ‘Veepstakes’ are higher than usual

Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice president under Donald...

01.04.2024 10

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Some truths are self-evident : Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him?

It is possible, in politics as in life, for several things to be true at once. It is true that Donald Trump and his plans for a second presidential...

20.02.2024 10

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Donald Trump faces half a billion dollars of debt and several court cases. But that may not stop him from becoming president again

The verdicts keep coming. On Friday US time, the three-month hearing focused on Donald Trump’s business dealings in New York came to an end. Trump...

18.02.2024 10

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Donald Trump’s stroll to victory in Iowa was a foregone conclusion. This doesn’t make it any less shocking

Of course, on the day of the first nominating contest for the 2024 US presidential election, there was a storm. In Iowa over the weekend, blizzards...

16.01.2024 6

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Emma Shortis

Donald Trump’s stroll to victory in Iowa was a foregone conclusion. This doesn’t make it less shocking

Of course, on the day of the first nominating contest for the 2024 US presidential election, there was a storm. In Iowa over the weekend, blizzards...

16.01.2024 20

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Emma Shortis

Biden’s burden: four percentage points, a struggling economy and a fragile democracy

In the United States, one of the men vying for the presidency faces 91 criminal charges in four concurrent criminal cases. He uses openly fascist...

19.12.2023 5

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