A week after Americans in 15 States voted in the Super Tuesday primaries, this lecture assessed the state of the US Presidential election contest.

The 12th March marked the day that Donald Trump could lock in the delegates needed to secure the Republican Party nomination. With almost no opposition, there is little doubt – at this stage – that Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee. With potentially one of the longest presidential campaigns in living memory, what can we expect as we look to a distant election day on 5 November? Professor Carman will argue the campaign is likely to be nasty and brutish – but not short.


First published: 27 June 2024