Posts tagged democrats
World Briefing: November 5, 2024

It’s the last day of voting in the United States in a tumultuous election that’s being billed as the most significant in a generation. But virtually every prominent pundit seems to agree: for all the polls, no one can say with confidence who is going to win.

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WORLD BRIEFING: June 29, 2024

Democratic leaders and donors on Friday tried to make sense of the devastating performance by President Joe Biden during the first televised debate of the 2024 election. From Kyiv to Berlin to Taipei, allies began to ponder the prospect of a return of bully diplomacy in the form of a second Donald Trump administration. And across the Atlantic, with less than a week until polling day, the Conservatives in the United Kingdom are heading for the worst general election result in their 190-year history.

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WORLD BRIEFING: June 28, 2024

Joe Biden gave a stumbling performance in a 90-minute showdown with Donald Trump - the first televised debate of the 2024 presidential election campaign. Biden ended the night with the Democratic Party in crisis with serious conversations taking place behind the scenes among senior figures over whether his candidacy is now suitable. 

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