The Political Cycle

Recent polling shows that the Democrat's shiny new candidate – Kamala Harris – is ahead in almost all the swing states. Meanwhile, the British far-right, who seemed so potent last week, have bee repelled by anti-fascist campaigners and the criminal justice system. Is the tide beginning to turn in favour of reasoned debate? Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton report back, while Rohan Venkat, back from vacation, picks up on the turbulence in Bangladesh.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/13/kamala-harris-surge-polls/
• https://time.com/7009317/reintroduction-of-kamala-harris/
• https://forward.com/opinion/643803/elon-musk-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories/
• https://newrepublic.com/article/184754/donald-trump-freaked-out-harris-walz-attacks
• https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-shock-effects-of-south-asian-tumult/article68521412.ece
• https://www.ft.com/content/5eb5cfc3-9800-4b72-972d-0fd157ae4766

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They call it 'midsummer madness', the fit of rash and often violent behaviour that seems to strike in the long, hot days. In the UK, right-wing thuggery has descended on a number of cities following the tragic murder of three young girls. What is motivating these riots? And who is stoking the flames of this racially-motivated disorder? Tom Hamilton reports back from a broiling, roiling London. Meanwhile, on the campaign trail in the US, Emily Tamkin talks us through Kamala Harris's VP pick: Tim Walz. Who is he? And what will he bring to the Harris campaign?

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://unherd.com/2024/08/will-the-rioters-attack-my-carers/
• https://politi.co/3WT8o8h
• https://forward.com/opinion/641244/tim-walz-jewish-voters-abortion-ivf-gender-affirming-care/

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Are Donald Trump and JD Vance quite a weird political combo? That's the attack line coming out of Kamala Harris's camp, as the Democrats gear up for their new candidate's campaign. Emily Tamkin discusses the changing landscape in the US election scene, while Rohan Venkat reports back on Rahul Gandhi's attempts to cast aspersions about the Hindu credentials of the BJP.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/28/kamala-harris-trump-weird
• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-isnt-going-back
• https://www.thenewsminute.com/podcasts/whats-your-ism-ep-14-feat-shivasundar-on-the-hindu-left
• https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/who-was-and-is-hindu-left-23347703

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After months of growing pressure, Joe Biden has finally ditched his bid for a second term in the Oval Office, paving the way for his VP, Kamala Harris, to lead the Democratic ticket. But who really is Harris, the former California senator? What challenges will she face in the campaign crucible? And what does Team Trump make of all this toing and froing? Emily Tamkin reports on an historic week in American politics, while Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat provide the perspective from the rest of the world.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://newrepublic.com/article/184082/donald-trump-weaker-kamala-harris
• https://www.himalmag.com/politics/ck-raut-madhesh-janamat-aim-independent-federalism-nepal
• https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-campaign-biden-dropping-out/679183/

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When secret service agents ushered Donald Trump offstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, there was much confusion as to what had actually happened. The events, as they came to light over the next few hours, reshaped the narrative of the election, with Trump surviving a very real assassination attempt. Reshaped, sure, but has it changed the course of the election? Emily Tamkin reports on the fallout, as the RNC gathers in Milwaukee and Trump picks marine/lawyer/venture capitalist/author/politician JD Vance as his Vice-President pick. Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat contribute thoughts on the ways that political violence has changed the course of democratic moments in both the UK and India.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/07/trump-shot-jd-vance-violent-rhetoric-criticism-slovakia.html
• https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/j-d-vance-licked-donald-trumps-boots-long-before-vp-pick.html
• https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/how-reeves-plans-to-copy-early-osborne-qwqn7dbkz
• https://x.com/BShrayana/status/1813410942589526497/photo/1 

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A new day has dawned in the UK, with Keir Starmer's Labour romping to a landslide victory in the General Election, ending 14 years of Tory rule. Tom Hamilton – himself a former Labour advisor – talks Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat through the results, the rise of Reform, and the other big stories of the night. Did the landslide result paper over some cracks in the Labour party's performance? And what can the government do now, with a British state that is in desperate need of some stimulation...

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://electionschris.substack.com/p/the-coalitionable-inoffensive-labour
• https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/07/08/comment-dit-on-false-hope-en-francais-00166886
• https://muse.jhu.edu/article/930426

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It's the morning after the night before (well, a few nights before) and America is still reeling from the first Presidential debate. The earliest TV debate in history ended in renewed fears about Joe Biden's competence to continue as US President – let alone as the Democrat candidate. Emily Tamkin leads us through the fallout to both the debate and the Supreme Court's verdict on Donald Trump's partial immunity from prosecution, while Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat marvel at the eccentricity of American politics. (Oh and then there's the small matter of the UK election this week, but we'll largely come to that next time out with Tom).

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/30/trump-loyalists-deep-state-blacklist-american-accountability-foundation
• https://open.substack.com/pub/imightbewrong/p/dont-worry-i-got-advice-about-preserving?r=bgxr&utm_medium=ios
• https://x.com/AsimAli6/status/1803365505815683075

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On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle we're talking to Art Goldhammer to talk about what's going on in France's parliamentary elections. Was Macron "totally insane" to call this surprise election? Who, on both the Left and the Right, is a danger to the President? How has the far-Right – particularly the National Rally – evolved over time? And how is Emmanuel Macron personally rated amongst the French public?

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/24/five-hours-a-day-on-facebook-how-voters-are-keeping-up-with-the-election
• https://www.thedial.world/issue-17/giorgia-meloni-lawsuits-italy-art
• https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/24/texas-abortion-law-jama-pediatrics-study-increased-infant-deaths/
• https://time.com/6991254/macron-bardella-le-pen-far-right-left-election/ 
• https://scroll.in/article/1069251/excluded-by-the-bjp-shunned-by-the-opposition-indian-muslims-and-the-crisis-of-non-belonging
• https://newrepublic.com/article/182556/macron-france-election-far-right

And here's Art's blog: https://tocqueville21.com/Blog/art-goldhammer/

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Rohan takes us to the Lok Sabha – the lower house of the Indian parliament – to look at how the fallout from the general election is impacting the vote there. A new Speaker will be elected at the end of June, but will the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secure the post? In London, Tom talks us through the impact that Nigel Farage and his Reform party is having in reshaping the landscape of the British Right, while, in the US, Emily looks at how – and why – the Right gets away with characterising its politics as "common sense".

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zgLkchB1Uhw1qrXnKwKJt
• https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-winning-coalition-political-sandcastle-ukip-keir-starmer-mlkq8zdbp
• https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-heavy-courts-biden-title-ix-rule
• https://x.com/sharanidli/status/1801035539434332538
• https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/06/11/bjp-tally-didnt-dip-only-due-to-minorities-but-blaming-them-is-both-easy-and-strategic

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The Trike makes a brief detour this week, over to mainland Europe where EU elections have rocked the continent. A strong showing from the far and hard right has led President Macron to call a snap election in France. So what's really going on in Europe? To discuss this, the podcast is joined by Zselyke Csaky from the Centre for European Reform, who guides Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat through the currents of a continent. Oh, and there's also some discussion of Rishi Sunak bailing on D-Day commemorations.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/06/20/a-life-of-contradictions-b-r-ambedkar/?utm_source=Twitter
• https://pfdatablog.com/blog/how-does-the-public-feel-about-a-tory-wipe-out
• https://x.com/GeorginaEWright/status/1800080371939442986
• https://www.cer.eu/insights/what-will-eu-election-results-mean-europe
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/11/europe-eu-election-vladimir-putin-china?CMP=share_btn_url

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