Tag: US presidential polls

Trump assassination bid derails Biden’s counter-polarisation strategy

July 14, 2024 admin

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally after an assisation attempt on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP As he survived an assassination attempt by a whisker in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, Republican Donald J. Trump’s image…

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Kamala Harris does high-wire act as Biden wobbles

July 3, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden claps next to U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is engaged in a delicate balancing act, playing cheerleader for President Joe Biden while standing by as a leading contender to replace him if he ends his reelection bid. Biden’s dismal performance in last…

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Biden – Trump Presidential debate: When and Where to watch the first general election presidential debate

June 27, 2024 admin

This combination of pictures show U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate this week, with the stage set for what could be a pivotal moment in the 2024 race as millions of potential voters tune in. | Photo Credit: AFP…

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Politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

June 18, 2024 admin

Whether it’s a grinning Joe Biden as “Dark Brandon” or Donald Trump’s face superimposed onto a scene from HBO’s Game of Thrones, both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media. The campaigns of the Democratic president and Republican former president enthusiastically create and share content trying to shape…

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Donald Trump’s son Barron declines from representing Florida at Republican convention

May 11, 2024 admin

File photo of Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump. | Photo Credit: AP Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, will not be a delegate representing Florida at the Republican National Convention in July due to prior commitments, the office of his mother Melania said on May 10. On May 9, a campaign…

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Donald Trump Accuses Joe Biden Of Running Hitler’s Gestapo Administration During Nazi Germany

May 5, 2024 admin

Donald Trump made the remark during a private meeting with top Republican leaders (File photo) Washington: Former president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponized the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden’s tactics to those of Hitler’s Gestapo, American media reported Sunday. The Republican 2024 presidential candidate made…

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South Asian diaspora group starts mobilizing for Biden-Harris 2024

April 30, 2024 admin

With just over six months left for the American general elections, some South Asian election activists are mobilizing to re-elect U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House. The all-volunteer group, South Asians for Mr. Biden, kicked off its activities for the election season with a virtual event held on…

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Who is Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist picked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as running mate

March 26, 2024 admin

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Nicole Shanahan react on stage as she becomes the vice presidential candidate of Kennedy, in Oakland, California. | Photo Credit: Reuters Robert F.Kennedy Jr. has picked Nicole Shanahan, a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office, to be his running mate in his independent bid…

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Biden, Trump issue dire warnings for the U.S. if other wins another term

March 10, 2024 admin

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump warned of dire consequences for the country if the other wins another term in the White House as the pair held duelling rallies in Georgia on March 9 fresh off strong wins in Super Tuesday contests that positioned them for an all-but-certain rematch this November. The state…

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump set to win primary races on Super Tuesday; Biden faces dissatisfied Democratic voters

March 4, 2024 admin

This combo image shows President Joe Biden, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump,. File | Photo Credit: AP Presidential candidates crisscrossed the country in the run up to Super Tuesday (March 5) this year, when 17 U.S. States and territories hold their primaries and caucuses to pick their contenders for November’s general election….

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