The US elections of 2024
Our coverage of the race for the White House
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Why Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running-mate
Compared with a bolder but more divisive alternative, the Minnesota governor was the easier choice
The Kamala Harris effect on the polls has been dramatic
The latest surveys point to a tightening race
Who will be Kamala Harris’s running-mate?
She is reportedly down to six candidates
How the election will shape the Supreme Court
A second Trump administration could lock in a conservative supermajority for decades
Could the Kamala Harris boost put Florida in play for Democrats?
Some party enthusiasts think so, but realists see re-energised campaigning there as a savvy Florida feint
The southern border is Kamala Harris’s biggest political liability
What does her record reveal about her immigration policy?
Republicans
Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?
The anti-globalist MAGA enthusiast is more consequential than the average veep pick
Why MAGA is the future, not just present, of the GOP
The selection of J.D. Vance means that Donald Trump’s influence may linger
Calling Donald Trump a threat to the rule of law has backfired
It strengthened him politically and led to constitutional protections for presidents, not citizens
J.D. Vance is now the heir apparent to the MAGA movement
What Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick suggests about how he would govern
The attack on Donald Trump unleashes a flood of misinformation
The left thinks the shooting was just a performance; the right sees an inside job. Will the truth matter?
Fortunately, Donald Trump’s would-be killer failed. What next?
Politicians should try to lower the political temperature
Democrats
How to decode Kamala Harris’s foreign policy
Expect tougher words on Israel, and continuity on Russia and China
Is Kamala Harris “brat”?
America’s TikTok election just became more interesting
Joe Biden has given Democrats a second chance to win the White House
If they are not to squander it, they must have a proper contest
Joe Biden quits the race, at last. What’s next?
The embattled president has endorsed Kamala Harris, his vice-president, as his successor
The disorganisation of the Democratic rebels against Joe Biden
Why the party is failing to mount a concerted push to replace its nominee
Gretchen Whitmer would like to be America’s first woman president
Could abortion rights and “fixing the damn roads” take Michigan’s governor to the White House?
Lexington
Donald Trump has finally got it right about the January 6th insurrectionists
They were “warriors”—that’s the problem
Politics is the law in Texas
A governor’s pardon implies that courts cannot be trusted, just as Donald Trump says
Why the Republicans will convene in a forge of American socialism
Donald Trump has made gains with Wisconsin’s working class, but Joe Biden could still win there
Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics
But he needs to do more than crack down on “junk fees” to woo swing voters
Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
And disturbing evidence of how he destabilises reality for Americans
Are American progressives making themselves sad?
Conservatives seem more excited about change
What’s at stake
What the Chevron ruling means for the next US president
The Supreme Court weakened regulators and created uncertainty, inviting a “tsunami of lawsuits”
How America’s presidential debates are changing this year
Will the Trump-Biden showdowns be an institution’s last gasp, or a new start?
Five months out, Donald Trump has a clear lead
America’s presidential race is no coin flip, says our forecast
America’s billionaires should resist the urge to support Donald Trump
A Trump victory would reward them. But not enough to justify the risks
The undoing of Roe v Wade has created a mighty political movement
The power of women with clipboards
Rural white voters in Wisconsin could decide America’s election
They are less enthusiastic about Donald Trump than their counterparts elsewhere
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Donald Trump v Kamala Harris: what the polls say
Donald Trump has a three in four chance of winning the election
Our forecast model finds Mr Trump has a clear lead over Joe Biden
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