It's the tightest and most contentious election in recent United States history.
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It's the tightest and most contentious election in recent United States history. And the stakes for allies like Australia couldn’t be higher.
On election eve, Q+A asks what America - and Australia - might look like with Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the White House.
The Democrat offers continuity and diplomatic norms in a pitch that has failed to spark key voters; the Republican promises a trade war that could cruel Australian industries – while dodging questions on if he’ll accept the result.
The campaign has been deeply polarising, with voters on both sides trapped in feedback loops that have entrenched division. Gender has been a significant split: a recent Harvard poll shows younger men are solidly behind Trump while young women lean to Harris. This week, Trump faced backlash from a key voting bloc after a comedian at his rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage", while Harris is distancing herself from Joe Biden who appeared to describe Trump supporters as "garbage".
Polls show the contest is neck-and-neck in the swing states that matter. Who will win? What will America look like the day after? And how will a new president reshape alliances and global business and security?
I can’t wait to hear your questions – and get you answers.
Patricia Karvelas
Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEDT on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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| Dennis Richardson is a former secretary of the Department of Defence and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In a long diplomatic career, he spent five years as Australia’s ambassador to the United States in Washington DC. | |
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| Amelia Lester is an editor at Foreign Policy and Good Weekend's Foreign Correspondence columnist. She’s worked as a journalist on three continents, most recently in Japan for publications including The Economist, The New York Times and The New York Review of Books. | |
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| Bruce Wolpe is a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre and a regular US commentator. He’s worked with the Democrats in Congress during President Barack Obama's first term and was chief of staff to former prime minister Julia Gillard. | |
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| “Generationally entrenched”: The doctors on the panel discuss gender bias in healthcare and what can be done to improve it. | |
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