The spirit of the orange MAGA monster is stirring. Despite Biden’s attempt to “return to normalcy”, with the Republican’s victory in the Virginia Gubernatorial Race, a state Biden won by 10 points last November, and their near-victory in solid-Blue New Jersey, where Biden won by…
Following his inauguration this week, Joe Biden’s new administration faces an immediate challenge; how to deal with a Republican Party which, having almost unwaveringly rallied behind Donald Trump for the past four years, is now looking to reform the party…
This piece is part of a series from Backbench exploring the US 2020 presidential election. To have your say and share your opinions on this defining moment for the US, email your pitches and articles to editor@bbench.co.uk. To talk of…
This piece is part of a series from Backbench exploring the US 2020 presidential election. To have your say and share your opinions on this defining moment for the US, email your pitches and articles to editor@bbench.co.uk. Cast your mind back to…
It is likely that in under two weeks we will know the outcome of the US presidential election. The last four years have been like no other in presidential history and there is a feeling that should Joe Biden win,…
Biden won the nomination partly on the perception he would restore normality. But, if he wants to succeed as president, he will have to be a norm-busting Democrat. Despite a slight dip in the polls, Joe Biden – after formally…
As coronavirus cases in the United States continue to climb, the likelihood of holding a presidential election as normal this November is shrinking by the day. As a result, voting by mail – where voters are sent and then post…
Just last month, proposals led by Representatives Mark Pocan in the House and Bernie Sanders in the Senate to decrease the U.S. military budget by 10% and redirect the $74 billion acquired to coronavirus relief failed to pass through Congress.…
Kentucky House Representative Charles Booker surged into the US national spotlight in June with an unapologetically leftist campaign for the Kentucky Senate Democratic nomination. His progressive platform, which garnered high-profile endorsements from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and House…