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Delegates spend thousands to go to the Democratic National Convention

Aug 21, 2024
Attending the national convention as a delegate can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it comes at a price.
Over 4,000 delegates to this year's DNC will have to pay their own way to the convention in Chicago, or fundraise to make the trip possible.
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Do candidates follow through on economic promises if elected?

Aug 16, 2024
There’s only so much control a president has over economic policy, but promises give voters a sense of what a candidate will attempt.
Vice President Kamala Harris has promised that if elected, she will focus on the care economy, efforts to curb food costs and investments in housing.
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What the bond market's telling us, and not telling us, about President Biden's withdrawal

Jul 22, 2024
The market is especially tuned in to whether we will have a divided government after the elections.
If Kamala Harris, left, becomes the Democrats' candidate and discusses her economic policies during the campaign, the bond market may take notice. But many investors don't expect either party to reduce the country's debt.
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For young voters, housing is a top issue in this election

Jun 14, 2024
High home prices and high mortgage rates can make homeownership feel impossible for Gen Zers. But what can the president do about it? 
Many Gen Zers worry about the challenges of becoming a homeowner, especially affordability. But state and local officials might have more sway over the housing market than the president.
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What's a $1,000 fine to a billionaire?

The News Fix Fines don’t deter Donald Trump. A New York judge held the former president in criminal contempt this week, levying another $1,000 fine for violating his gag order. This is the 10th time that Judge Juan Merchan has fined Trump during the “hush money” trial, in which Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records […]
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Perceptions that the economy's bad can cost you an election, even if the economy isn't actually bad

Mar 28, 2024
In 1992, voters’ perception that an improving economy was actually a bad economy contributed to Bush’s loss to Clinton. Could the same thing happen to Biden?
President George H. W.  Bush greets supporters ahead of a debate against soon-to-be President Bill Clinton in 1992. Bush blamed the media for pushing the narrative of a "bad" economy, despite positive economic indicators.
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In Taiwan's election, young voters focus on inflation, wages and war

Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. and China loom large over Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 13, but so do domestic bread-and-butter issues.
A man wearing a Team Taiwan jacket from the governing DPP party takes a photo of a group of supporters at a political rally in central Taipei.
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When politicians visit diners, who are they trying to reach?

Dec 25, 2023
Diners are often romanticized as democratic restaurants, but are they really for everyone?
Before dropping out of the race in October, former US Vice President Mike Pence (left) visited a New Hampshire diner while campaigning to become the 2024 GOP presidential nominee.
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What to expect in the workplace in 2024

Dec 19, 2023
Work culture is going to be key as companies and employees settle into their remote/hybrid patterns. Watch out for the fallout from the election cycle on the workplace.
Frontline workers, like those in health care, have reported a high uptick in stress and mistreatment at work.
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Turkey’s retirees feel inflation’s pressures ahead of second-round election 

May 25, 2023
In 2021, the Istanbul Political Research Institute found that 12% of Turks over 65 were still working, in part because pensions are not adequate.
People sit at a tea house in Sincan, a district outside of Ankara’s city center where a majority of voters supported President Erdogan in the first-round of elections on May 14.
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