That is less of an issue in US electoral politics than it is in Westminster systems. It is much harder to change the frontman, and the risk of alternative power bases is weakened simply by how powerf… (View Post)

Re your last paragraph, that’s why he wants the Fox one first. Kamala should just do them TBH. If she can’t hold her own in a debate against Trump she isn’t going to win the election. (View Post)

There seem to be a few people who speak at demonstrations who think that because they’re among ‘friends’ it gives them the ability to say whatever they want. Which is utterly bizarre because it is in… (View Post)

I think the other thing is that Harris has really struggled to make a success of the VP role. I think there are a number of reasons for this and could write about it at length, but broadly these come… (View Post)

Surely there will be. It would require a takeover of all levels of government in the country to really prevent it. I don’t think Trump and the MAGA crew have anything like the influence to do that. I… (View Post)