There’s still everything to play for in America’s election
The Democratic candidate remains enigmatic to the point of absurdity
2024 election
Thursday
Wednesday
Trump vs Harris debate: who won?
14 min listen
Last night saw the first Trump vs Harris debate and the consensus seems to be that Harris came out on top. She managed to avoid sticky issues about her political past and goaded Trump into some rambling and – at times – outrageous remarks. What did we learn? Also today, we have had new figures on the economy with GDP flatlining for the second month in a row. Does this vindicate Rachel Reeves’ tough decision on the winter fuel allowance? Katy Balls speaks to Kate Andrews and John McTernan. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
Watch: the key moments in the Trump-Harris debate
‘All I can say is I read where she was not black, that she put out… and then I read that she was black. And that’s OK’
Donald Trump was his own worst enemy in this debate
Harris has held virtually every policy position in the book. But there wasn’t one she was ever forced to defend
How Donald Trump lost the debate
The vice president was controlled and effective where Trump was angry, defensive and rambling
Americans were failed by the Trump-Harris debate
Neither candidate executed their case well amid horrible moderation by ABC
Monday
No, Joe Biden is not a latter-day George Washington
He has come as close to vanishing as a serving president can
Friday
Has everyone got election fatigue?
37 min listen
Freddy Gray is joined by Bridget Phetasy, comedian and Spectator World columnist. They discuss whether everyone is suffering a bit of election, and Trump fatigue – including Trump himself. They also cover Putin trolling America, and Bridget gives her predictions for the upcoming presidential debate.
Thursday
Kamala Harris and the audacity of desperation
She has been shamelessly presented to America and the world as an agent of change, even though she has no clear vision or agenda of her own
Thursday
The Kamala interview was a missed opportunity
Dana Bash gave questions and answers to the Democratic nominee
Monday
Shattering the myth of the ‘glass ceiling’
As the wiser students of politics will by now have worked out — a female candidate is not a female candidate if she does not conform to various leftist shibboleths
Friday
Can Kamala Harris bluff her way to the White House?
Harris is a pop-up nominee in an age of diminished attention spans, which gives her candidacy a strange power
Has RFK just started the NeverHarris movement?
‘How did the Democratic Party choose a candidate that has never done an interview or debate during the entire election cycle?’
Thursday
Kamala Harris's DNC speech was surprisingly good
Her delivery was fluent and sounded more authoritative than usual
Tuesday
Joe Biden’s underwhelming convention farewell speech
As it turned out, the speech wasn’t too bad, albeit underwhelming
Friday
Kamala’s economic plans are bonkers
She does not have a clue how to fix the economy — and that will soon be painfully clear
Tuesday
Does Tim Walz really moderate the Kamala Harris ticket?
The Minnesota governor makes the contrast between the Democratic and Republican ticket this autumn even more stark
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate
The Minnesota governor excites progressives but has plenty of baggage
Wednesday
Joe Biden delivers his own eulogy
A short speech that said little and never explained why he withdrew
Monday
Joe Biden’s legacy is one of failure
Unless the Democrats can somehow turn this election around, the president’s one term must go down as an extraordinary failure