• US Election Unplugged

  • By: SBS
  • Podcast

US Election Unplugged

By: SBS
  • Summary

  • The 2024 United States Presidential Election has been unlike any other. With one candidate claiming he should have won the last election, and the other candidate stepping in after the incumbent President withdrew from the race, it's been nothing if not unusual. One candidate is a convicted felon, while the other is hoping to be the first black woman President. The campaigning has been brutal. And the stakes are higher than they've ever been. Sam Dover and Deborah Groarke examine the personalities, the policies, the politics and the process
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Episodes
  • So how does America's election system actually work?
    Nov 3 2024
    The 2024 US Presidential Election is finally upon us but how exactly does it all work? This episode of US Election Unplugged takes you through some of the key differences between the US and Australian election systems and shows you what to be watching for as the votes start pouring in.
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    12 mins
  • Two campaigns, one White House: what will the candidates do to become US President?
    Oct 31 2024
    Electioneering is essentially the process by which candidates in an election seek to convince voters to support them - and not the other guy. In the US, the campaigns of the Democratic and Republican nominees for president have centred around particular age and class groups of people - as well as voters in crucial areas known as battleground states, which could offer them a potential edge in electoral college votes. Those battleground states have become even more important in light of the polls which suggest neither Donald Trump and Kamala Harris has a clear lead, and are essentially tied. But the race is being complicated by social media and even artificial technology, which has changed the shape of electioneering for the US presidency.
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    19 mins
  • What will the US Presidential Election mean for the rest of the world?
    Oct 28 2024
    United States-funded wars are raging in Europe and the Middle East with scrutiny of the Biden administration's support coming under increasing global and domestic scrutiny. With the 2024 US Presidential Election fast approaching, voters are looking to candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for a pathway to peace abroad and protections for US workers at home in a competitive global market. SBS News takes you through the ins-and-outs of Trump and Harris' foreign policy and what's at stake on November 5.
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    15 mins

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