Clifford Young

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  • LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 03: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Lancaster Airport on November 03, 2024 in Lititz, Pennsylvania. With only two days until the election, Trump is campaigning for re-election on Sunday in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Commentary

    Top pollsters warn of potential chaos no matter who wins the election: Margins are ‘razor-thin’ and trust in the system is at an all-time low

    By Clifford Young and Chris Jackson
  • WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 17: People attend a Republican Presidential Candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Trump held a rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the 2024 Presidential election against Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Commentary

    The 2024 U.S. presidential election reflects a changing America. Expect conflict ‘for the next generation,’ say top pollsters

    By Clifford Young and Chris Jackson
  • US President Joe Biden in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The Biden administration wants to tackle rampant shortages of drugs for cancer and other diseases with a multibillion-dollar plan that calls for hospitals to pay more for reliable supplies of high-quality medicines. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    Here’s the real reason Biden is better off than the Horse Race polls suggest, according to top pollsters

    By Clifford Young and Chris Jackson
  • JAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 14: Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, the current Defence Minister, addresses supporters at an event on February 14, 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia headed to the polls to vote in presidential elections on Feb. 14. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images)Commentary

    The ‘Caudillo Syndrome’ is spreading around the world as economic disillusionment pushes voters to bet on populist strongmen

    By Clifford Young and Chris Jackson