It did appear as if Trump was missing his favourite foe, US President Joe Biden. So much so that Harris had to say 'Clearly, I am not Biden'. He would have been easier to tackle.
Does the debate change the opinions of voters as it famously did in 1960? The answer is about the changing role of image in American politics, not about the ideas of the candidates.
Kamala Harris attacked Donald Trump on his rallies, economy during his presidency, and views on abortion & China, forcing him to use false claims to stay in the presidential debate.
Pop megastar Taylor Swift backed Harris and Tim Walz in the 5 Nov. election, she announced in an Instagram post. Her post received nearly 2M likes within 25 minutes after the debate.
Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has the unifying effect that American politics needs. Presidential debates can become all about how ‘the other side is always wrong’.
The first 2024 presidential debate summed up the choice before US voters – a candidate who could not complete his sentences and a convicted felon with an inclination to lie most of the time.
Reports also discuss low-income Indians' 'unhappiness' with Modi, the absence of laws against marital rape, and why charges were brought against Arundhati Roy.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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