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The US Democratic presidential nominee, vice president Kamala Harris, speaks during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Event Centre on October 10, 2024 in Chandler, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris gains momentum, but can she sustain it?

In politics, momentum can be fickle, so all eyes are on 5 November, where the real battle will be fought — not in polls, but at the ballot box

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read
Were there age limits for presidents as there are for other jobs, Biden and the Democrats would not have faced the dilemma that seemed poised to divide and derail the Democratic Party’s run for the White House. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The exit of Joe Biden: Age and competence in presidential politics

It is not old leaders that trouble society, but the failure to ensure that the younger generation is groomed to take over when the time comes

  • Des Erasmus
8 min read