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Presidential elections in the United States and the transatlantic agenda

By CIDOB

The polls in the race for the White House show that the two main candidates, former President Donald Trump and the Democrats’ Kamala Harris, are running neck and neck. The surprise effect of the assassination attempts on the former and the rapid nomination of the latter (following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal) has subsided, and the presidential election is too close to call. The battle continues in a few key states, and it looks likely it will be another case of the winner of the popular vote failing to secure the electoral college majority required to become president.

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Authors: Pol Morillas (coord.), Director; Pol Bargués, Senior Research Fellow; Inés Arco, Researcher; Javier Borrás, Researcher and Editor; Patricia Garcia Duran, Associate Researcher; Carme Colomina, Senior Research Fellow and Editor; Blanca Garcés, Senior Research Fellow and Research Coordinator; Anna Ayuso, Senior Research Fellow; Ricardo Martínez, Senior Research Fellow; CIDOB.

This article is available on the CIDOB website. 

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