Hussein Ibish

The contrast between the dour mood emanating from the Republican ticket and the energetic, joyous Democrats may prove irresistible

Stepping out of the race and facing the crowd was something his opponent could never have done

The Republican candidate is panicked because his usual tactics no longer stick

If Harris were nervous about the outcome of November's election, she might have picked Josh Shapiro

The reframed campaign is now a sprint to the November election

The Democrats can win in November, but only if the US President does something significant or steps aside

Her candidacy would not split the party coalition and she could even energise many despondent Democratic voters

By trying to conceal the President's true state of cognition, the Democratic Party, while still preferable to Republicans, doesn't provide all that stark a contrast to them

They are right to be disillusioned with the President's Gaza policy, but voting for a third-party candidate or staying home will only help his rival return to the White House

On substance, Donald Trump was dreadful but Democrats' chances of victory cannot rest on a candidate with evident, even if intermittent, mental fog

In a debate of many firsts, whoever underperforms stands a good chance of losing the election in November

Neither the financial shenanigans of Justice Clarence Thomas nor Justice Samuel Alito's ideological leanings are doing the institution – or America – any favours

Viewers watched two former TV celebrities bonding tightly over conspiratorial and legally unsound theories

Biden says it's time to end the war. Netanyahu disagrees and is unlikely to risk losing his coalition and power just to please Washington