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Emma Doyle

November 2024

A lot of people liked what Trump did in office, and did not like what Harris did.

Why the Democrats just don’t get Donald Trump

Kamala Harris supporters may not like the former president’s popularity, but deliberately misunderstanding it isn’t a winning play.

August 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democrat National Convention in Chicago this week.

After the convention, Harris has to turn the vibe into votes

The more the vice president has to campaign on policy rather than personality, the harder it is to keep the Democrats’ fractious voter base together.

July 2024

Kamala Harris has been effective on reproductive rights, a key battleground in this year’s election and potential kryptonite for Republicans.

It’s late in the day to sell Kamala Harris to America

US elections are decided by who shows up to vote. There is only the narrowest of windows to enthuse the public about a new candidate before November.

March 2024

February 29, 2024

The tricky maths in a Trump-Biden rematch

Campaigns need to treat every voter as winnable. But Trump’s problem is one of adding votes. Only Biden has the unenviable task of choosing who he can afford to lose.

January 2024

Donald Trump dominated the Iowa caucuses as his two main Republican rivals spectacularly underwhelmed.

US voters have got what they want: a Trump-Biden rematch

Voters tell pollsters they don’t want Trump or Biden. Yet they have been underwhelmed by the plentiful alternatives to both of them.

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