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U.S. presidential election (10): has Hillary Clinton’s campaign seriously faltered already?
August 16th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Not really. Not yet. The row over her private e-mail account as Secretary of State is unhelpful, but unlikely to impact on Democratic voters in the primaries; Bernie Sanders may do well in the primaries in the liberal states of New Hampshire and Iowa, but will struggle thereafter; Vice-President Joe Biden does not have the […]
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At last, the United States has an embassy in Cuba once more
August 15th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
When Vee and I visited Cuba seven years ago for a wonderful holiday, I hoped – and expected – that the thaw in relations between the USA and Cuba and the introduction of political reforms in Cuba itself would move more quickly. But there has been real progress under Barack Obama’s leadership and with support […]
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How does the American political system really work?
August 8th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I can offer at least two answers to this most important question. The first answer is to suggest that you read my “Short Guide To The American Political System” here. A second answer is that you note a comment by Donald Trump in the hustings this week between 10 Republicans who want to take on […]
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What do these three political campaigns have in common?
August 1st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
1) In the American race to select a Republican candidate for the presidential election next year, 69 year old Donald Trump is currently leading the field of 17 runners. 2) In the American race to select a Democratic candidate for the presidential election next year, 73 year old Bernie Sanders is drawing exceptional support even though […]
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When President Barack Obama completes his second term, what will he do with the rest of his life?
July 28th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Barack Obama will step down from the US presidency in January 2017. At that point, he still only be 55. So what is going to do? I suspect – and hope – that he eschew the opportunities to make lots of money from private sector appointments and that instead he will return to being an […]
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U.S. presidential election (9): now a total of 21 politicians declared as candidate for their party’s nomination
July 22nd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
On the day that I did a posting explaining that there are now 20 candidates seeking to win the US presidency next year, yet another candidate declared. He is John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio. This makes the Republican field especially crowded with no less than 15 bidders for their party’s nomination. Probabaly all […]
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U.S. presidential election (8): no less than 20 politicians now declared as candidate for their party’s nomination
July 21st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
My last posting on the American presidential election was a month ago when I noted that the number of candidates in the two parties had risen to 15. That number is now an incredible 20 – five Democrats and 15 Republicans. You can see the full list here. On the Democratic side, all the excitement […]
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An emotional Jon Stewart drops the comedy to talk Charleston: ‘We Still Won’t Do Jackshit’
June 20th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
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Contrasts between the American and British political systems – you will be amazed how different they are
June 17th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
On my web site, I have short guides to 13 political systems in different countries around the world. The two most detailed guides are those on the American and British political systems. Now these two systems are so different that I wrote a separate essay comparing and contrasting them. This has proved to be one […]
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U.S. presidential election (7): no less than 15 politicians now declared as candidate for their party’s nomination
June 15th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
The race to enter the White House in January 2017, as the successor to Barack Obama, is becoming crowded now. On the Democratic side, there are just four candidates and Hillary Clinton is the strong favourite to win her party’s nomination. Meanwhile, on the Republican side, no less than 11 candidates have declared and there […]
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