The latest news & results from the 2016 US election campaign
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By JOE BULMAN There are a lot of people voting for Donald Trump in this election. He is definitely going to get more than 10% of the popular vote – which is concerning enough. And now the ABC poll is putting the definition of a demagogue one point ahead of his opponent for the first time…
Only days remain before we find out which one of the most unpopular candidates in history becomes President. It could have all been so different though.
An Opinion Piece by Wesley LeBlanc The election isn’t rigged. An election has never been rigged and an election never will be rigged. To believe such a thing goes against the very backbone on which our voting system confidently relies and that backbone isn’t just composed of beliefs. Yet you hear that all the time:…
The lead up to this election has been chaotic to say the least and it’s already quite clear that it’ll be unlike any before. We have our first female presidential candidate, more banter and brutal comments than ever before and for the first time, Vogue is endorsing a US Presidential Candidate (No points for guessing…
Back in 2007, British journalist and political commentator Nick Cohen published his book ‘What’s Left?’, an essay which explored the contradictions and confusions of modern day liberal and left leaning politics. By the time the book reaches its ten year anniversary on 21 January 2017, either President Donald Trump or President Hillary Clinton will have just…
