Harris campaign reportedly fears ‘blue wall’ could crumble; AOC says Trump’s McDonald’s stunt was ‘making fun’ of workers – US politics live
23 Oct
Politics

Harris campaign reportedly fears ‘blue wall’ could crumble; AOC says Trump’s McDonald’s stunt was ‘making fun’ of workers – US politics live

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Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Obama tells voters: 'Don't be nostalgic for Trump economy. It was mine'Barack Obama is hitting on a key issue for voters: the economy.“Don’t have nostalgia for what his economy was. Because it was mine,” Obama said.Polls show voters tend to favor Trump on the economy, yearning for the time, early in Trump’s presidency, pre-pandemic, when housing and grocery costs were lower.“I spent eight years cleaning up the mess that Republicans left,” Obama said.We’re ending our live coverage for the day, just two weeks out from election day. Here are some key events and stories from the day:","elementId":"9d476396-e9b1-4be8-851f-79c6f2061dca"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"n n Barack Obama and Tim Walz baited the Trump campaign at a Wisconsin rally as part of an early voting push.n n Kamala Harris told NBC that she has no doubt that...
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Georgia: Parliamentary Elections Could Heighten Instability and Pressure Sovereign’s Ratings
23 Oct
Politics

Georgia: Parliamentary Elections Could Heighten Instability and Pressure Sovereign’s Ratings

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Politics tamfitronics Georgia’s Political Situation Looks Precarious Ahead of the ElectionsAs Georgia approaches its parliamentary elections on 26 October, the political landscape remains precarious. The elections follow large-scale demonstrations during and after the passing in June of a Russian-inspired “foreign agents law”, which enforced stricter controls on international and specifically pro-western civic organisations ahead of the elections.This year’s elections are decisive given Geogia’s transition to a fully parliamentary system. The presidency, until this year directly elected and currently held by the pro-European Salomé Zourabichvili, will late this year be chosen by an electoral college composed of members of the next parliament alongside local and regional authorities. If parliament remains under the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, the presidency may change hands, doubling the stakes for the pro-EU majority of the electorate.Opinion polls suggest that GD...
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Bad call on reparations
22 Oct
Politics

Bad call on reparations

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Politics tamfitronics EditorialNewsday10 Hrs AgoBritish Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. -KEIR STARMER’S decision to rule out reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade was an incredibly bad call.The British PM’s declaration that the issue was a non-starter for his country ahead of this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) may have been good politics at home, but it is bad politics abroad. He has weakened his standing.Sir Keir has shown what can only be described as ineptitude by paying short shrift to the issue, ruling it out before even a single speech was delivered and after several states, including the Caricom bloc and Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, signalled a desire to have it ventilated.On October 14, UK media reported a Downing Street spokesperson, in remarks that have not been rolled back or...
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