America will get what it votes for — good and hard
Like all elections, this one will have consequences, all the more so because we’re so deeply polarised.
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Whoever wins, era of American discord is far from over
With polls neck and neck and the country polarised, the anger generated by a turbulent election campaign is unlikely to subside. And yet, the US has faced worse strife and democracy has held.
It’s the Democrats who made a Trump comeback thinkable
The Democrats’ deceitfully vacuous campaign and their empty pantsuit of a candidate incessantly blurting inanities is an abuse of voters’ scruples. If punishing them means rewarding Trump, that’s a bargain the voters may prove willing to strike.
Is Trump a fascist? He’s too lazy to be a committed zealot
Two highly credible former aides have raised the rhetorical stakes about the dangers of re-electing the Republican.
Hurricane blows a twister into the US election
You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to worry these epochal storms may have profound effects on the political future of the United States.
Can Kamala Harris win by standing for nothing?
If Bernie Sanders and Dick Cheney can agree, they can’t possibly be wrong—or right, for that matter.
Israel defends itself — and may save Western civilisation
How will we ever repay the debt we owe Israel? What the Jewish state has done in the past year will rank among the most important contributions to the defence of Western civilisation in the past 75 years.
Buckle up, this is going to be a close one
Polls point to an incredibly narrow race but they badly underestimated Donald Trump’s white working-class support in 2016.
Left is just as ready for post-election violence
Media is full of dire warnings about mass riots from Trump supporters but a Harris loss threatens to be far from peaceful.
Lessons for Kamala Harris from the women who won
Kamala Harris has learned from women like Margaret Thatcher to combine toughness with femininity. But there is one common quality former successful female leaders share which is beyond the Vice President.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/gerard-baker/page/5