Spotlight 4.4 US Election: The race to the White House
Published: 4 November 2024
Commentary
As the November 5, 2024, US Presidential Elections near, University of Glasgow experts discuss election dynamics, misinformation, and climate policy implications related to Trump and Harris.
With the US Presidential Elections on 5 November 2024 rapidly approaching, we’re bringing you two University of Glasgow experts to unpack the election so far. Hosts Professor Graeme Roy and Professor Nicola McEwen speak to Professor Christopher Carman, Stevenson Professor of Citizenship at the University of Glasgow, about the race so far, potential impacts of the results on the US and beyond, the role of misinformation and disinformation in the campaigns, and how the election itself might run.
Dr Hannah Salamon, Research Associate at the Centre for Public Policy, discusses what the election might mean for climate policy and the records of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the climate.
First published: 4 November 2024