30 October 2024
Viewpoint: Trump vs Harris: What to watch in the final stretch?
With the US Election exactly a week away, opinion polls show a frozen presidential race, between Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, especially in the handful of decisive swing states.
All the polls are within the margin of error, as both camps continue to fight for every vote.
What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner, so what can we expect? What is the state of play?
Samuel Garrett, Research Associate at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre shares his views as we enter the final stretch.

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2 October 2024
Viewpoint: Tim Walz and JD Vance's 2024 VP debate. Who won?
Vice-president candidates JD Vance from the Republican Party and Tim Walz from the Democratic Party engaged in a vice-presidential debate today in what could be the last  face-to-face showdown for both camps, before the November 5 US election.
How did both VP Candidates perform? What's the outlook for the final 5 weeks before the election? Do Vice-President debates even matter?
Samuel Garrett, Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney weighs in on the Veep debate and gave his take on the impact of such debates.

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