How their recent ‘argument’ points up the need for situational awareness.
To say that Trump’s nominee doesn’t fit the traditional profile is an understatement.
Moving away from the current system would make America’s polarisation worse, not better.
The younger generation has learned not to tolerate disagreement.
Harnessing anger is easy, but keeping a grip on it is much harder.
The now-President-elect talked about his Scottish connexions, previous political experience – and how Romney could win if he were “tougher”.
This result was a classic case of “it’s the economy, stupid”, as swathes of the traditionally Democrat-voting areas of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan turned red.
After a long chill, relations between the sister parties are thawing.
Yes, both drew on a certain anger against political elites, but Britain’s Leave campaign was not nativist or protectionist.
“I will be President for all Americans.”
It’s easy, even comforting, to stick a simple narrative onto the election result. But it would be a mistake.
“We will have a friend in the White House, someone who likes this country.”
A crushing win for Trump in the state that has a history of backing the winner.
He governed in the shadow of Reagan, and lost his re-election bid. But he achieved much at home, even more abroad – and makes Trump look like a moral dwarf.
A poll of nearly 30,000 voters reveals both Trump and Clinton supporters expecting to feel “fear”, “concern”, “disbelief” and “despair” if their candidate loses.
Harnessing anger is easy, but keeping a grip on it is much harder.