Travels in Trumpland
How gun control went from a vote loser to a vote winner these midterms
Gun control is now a winning issue for US Democrats – in the key swing state of Florida it's shaping up to be critical. Could it be the "Gunshine State" that helps end America's love affair with firearms?
- Matthew Knott
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'I realised I had been sleepwalking': the women pushing back against Trump
These midterms have seen a surge in female candidates as women rail against their president – including in Iowa's prairie country, where being “nice” has its limits.
- Matthew Knott
It came from DC: invasion of the Trump effect
A desert town in New Mexico is at the centre of a hotly contested seats these midterms. Will the Democrats win? Weirder things have happened.
- Matthew Knott
Eat, pray, vote: the evangelists who Trump’s counting on for a miracle
In God-fearing Charlotte, the battle lines are drawn: devout Christian Republicans versus devout Christian Democrats. But if Jesus is on both their sides, who will triumph at the midterms?
- Matthew Knott
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- Donald Trump
The US midterms: why they’re going to be huge
More than just a referendum on Trump, the midterms could shake up the current political (dis)order in Washington.
- Matthew Knott
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