Politics & Society

Episode 3: USA Votes – Harris or Trump?

2024 US presidential election ballot paper with names of Democrat and Republican candidates

In Pursuit of Knowledge brings together experts in their fields to examine and illuminate the critical issues of our time

Published 23 October 2024

The USA election result affects the entire world. Why is American politics so polarised? Will policy or personality decide the outcome? Is American democracy at a crossroad? A former Biden staffer debates a Republican insider, drawing on their unique insights, research and teaching at the University of Melbourne’s political science department.

Recorded at the University of Melbourne on 15 October 2024.

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