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Obama cleans up after Sandy
31 October 2012
ABC News Radio
With effusive praise coming in from both sides of the aisle for his handling of the disaster, superstorm Sandy may end up being the October surprise that President Obama needed to get him over the line. Professor David Weisbrot discusses the material and political effects of the event that has ravaged the East Coast. Listen Online
Simon Jackman on race in presidential elections
21 June 2012
What role will race play in this years presidential election? In this interview, US Studies Centre Visiting Professor Simon Jackman discusses his latest research which suggests that race was a powerful motivating factor for a significant portion of American voters in 2008 and may still be in 2012. Watch Online
Inauguration of a black president
21 January 2009
Today Tonight
Report on the inauguration of Barack Obama including interview with US Studies Centre CEO, Geoffrey Garrett. Watch Online
Inauguration events in Sydney
20 January 2009
The United States Studies Centre will host two events tomorrow to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Read Media Release
Aussie winners off to Inauguration
13 January 2009
Winners of the United States Studies Centre's two presidential election competitions fly out later this week to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington DC. The Centre asked contestants to do a video "mash up" on their take of the US election, and in association with the magazine The Monthly to "pick the president" and the number of votes received. Read Article
A democratic beast
16 December 2008
ABC Unleashed
Dennis Phillips explains the US Electoral College system. Read Article
Health care reform in the 2008 US presidential campaign
16 December 2008
Dr Lesley Russell, a Reseach Associate of the US Studies Centre, released the first of a series of short papers focussing on health care reform today. It is an analysis with attention to the health reform proposals likely to come from the Obama Administration in 2009. Read Article
Obama goes 'Bush'
11 December 2008
ABC Unleashed
President-Elect Obama has announced a proposed economic recovery plan for the US involving the expenditure of possibly trillions of dollars to rebuild decaying infrastructure and to develop sustainable sources of energy that will eliminate the need for imported oil. The idea is to take up the economic slack caused by the accelerating recession and spur recovery through public expenditure. Harry Melkonian writes that this proposal reflects the thinking of Bush. Not George W Bush but rather Prescott Bush,his grandfather who was a Republican politician of a rather different political bent. Read Article
Helen Dalley interviews Geoffrey Garrett
7 December 2008
Sky News Sunday Agenda
Helen Dalley interviews Geoffrey Garrett about the transition of power to Barack Obama. Watch Online
Shout Obamalama!
1 December 2008
The South Sydney Herald
Nicholas McCallum writes about his experience at the US Studies Centre's Election Watch event. Read Article
President Obama's new American history
1 December 2008
Sydney Alumni Magazine
Geoffrey Garrett wrote a feature article on the election of Barack Obama as the 44th US President in the Summer edition of the Sydney Alumni Magazine. Read Article
Obama to see light on trade
1 December 2008
The Australian
Despite the campaign rhetoric, the president elect is likely to convert from protectionism, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
E-news: 27 November 2008
27 November 2008
In this edition:
- Competition Winners
- Election Videos
- Frost/Nixon
- Happy Thanksgiving Read More
Mark Colvin interviews Geoffrey Garrett
17 November 2008
ABC PM
Listen to Mark Colvin's interview with Geoffrey Garrett on President-elect Obama's vision for America. Listen Online
Second guessing America's primaries
17 November 2008
ABC Unleashed
While the world and America celebrates the election of Senator Barack Obama as the new American President, it is also important for the Republicans, the big losers to do more than sulk and engage in recriminations, writes Harry Melkonian. Read Article
Hillary set to become Obama's secretary
14 November 2008
ABC The World Today
Listen to Eleanor Hall's interview with Professor Simon Jackman. Listen Online
Learning to rumble in the Chicago jungle
14 November 2008
The New Zealand Herald
Brendon O'Connor writes that the degree to which Barack Obama's political career has been helped by good fortune - and a certain ruthlessness - has been underreported. Read Article
Sydney gets behind Obama
12 November 2008
Central
Jennifer Bennett reports on the US Studies Centre's 'Election Day Spectacular'. Read Article
Obama will need his ruthless streak
11 November 2008
The Australian
Barack Obama has won by playing hard; now he faces an even tougher test, argues Brendon O'Connor. Read Article
Republicans 'must change to survive'
11 November 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Bibby quotes Professor David Brady, deputy director and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and visiting fellow of the US Studies Centre. Read Article
E-news: 11 November 2008
11 November 2008
In this edition:
- The President Elect
- Election Day Spectacular
- Commentators' Corner
- Too Close to Call
- It's a New Day Read More
The best of luck, the worst of luck
10 November 2008
ABC Unleashed
Before the 2008 elections out of a total of 1,907 US Senators only three black Senators had been elected and only two black governors had been elected out of a total of 2,338 governors. Brendon O'Connor writed about how Obama defied these odds. Read Article
Extraordinary Man
9 November 2008
Straits Times
Geoffrey Garrett is quoted in this article on the expectations of president-elect Barack Obama. This article also appeared on Lanka Business Online. Read Article
Xavier Bichon interviews Geoffrey Garrett
7 November 2008
SBS Radio
Listen to Xavier Bichon's interview Geoffrey Garrett about Barack Obama's election win. Listen Online
Inclusiveness in Obama's administration
7 November 2008
SBS Radio World View
Rebecca Lewis interviews Lesley Russell. Listen Online
Interviews from Election Day Spectacular
6 November 2008
ABC Radio National
Listen to interviews from Election Day Spectacular compiled by ABC Radio National. Listen Online
World View interview with Lesley Russell
6 November 2008
SBS Radio
Listen to the World View interview with Lesley Russell. Listen Online
Richard Aedy interviews Lesley Russell
6 November 2008
ABC Radio National
Listen to Richard Aedy's interview with Lesley Russell on president-elect Barack Obama. Listen Online
Reflections on the history-making US election
6 November 2008
SBS Radio
Listen to Ron Sutton's interview with Professor Simon Jackman about Barack Obama's election win. Listen Online
Report on the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular
6 November 2008
Nine News
Watch Nine's footage of the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular. Watch Online
Aussies swept up in a wave of hope
6 November 2008
The Daily Telegraph
Malcolm Farr's article quotes Lindsay Gumley, an intern at the US Studies Centre. Lindsay was at the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular event. Read Article
So far so good - but now for the hard part
6 November 2008
The Age
Daniel Flitton speaks to Brendon O'Connor about Obama's landslide victory in the presidential election. Read Article
Genius of a nation: to change
6 November 2008
Herald Sun
Yesterday's landslide victory by president-elect Barack Obama puts an exclamation mark on four years of American self criticism, self-reflection and self-correction, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Paul Barclay interviews expert panel on the US election
5 November 2008
ABC Radio National Australia Talks
Paul Barclay interviews Simon Jackman, James Morrow, Larissa Behrendt and Joe Bageant on the US election. Listen Online
Eleanor Hall interviews Simon Jackman
5 November 2008
ABC The World Today
Listen to Eleanor Hall's interview with Simon Jackman, Michael Fullilove and Danielle Doane about the US election. Listen Online
Steve Chase interviews Geoffrey Garrett
5 November 2008
ABC NewsRadio
Listen to Steve Chase's interview with Geoffrey Garrett about the election of Barack Obama as US president. Listen Online
Mark Colvin interviews Geoffrey Garrett
5 November 2008
ABC Radio PM
Listen to Mark Colvin's interview with Geoffrey Garrett about the US presidential election result. Listen Online
Footage of the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular on Sky News
5 November 2008
Sky News
Coverage of the presidential election including footage of the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular. Watch Online
CNN worldwide coverage of the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular
5 November 2008
CNN
Worldwide coverage of the US Studies Centre's Election Day Spectacular. Watch Online
What Barack Obama's election win means for Australia
5 November 2008
The Courier Mail
Caitlin O'Toole interviews Geoffrey Garrett on what Barack Obama's election win means for Australia. Read Article
Obama represents realisation of American dream
5 November 2008
The Canberra Times
Lesley Russell writes that Barack Obama has run a presidential campaign noted for its organisation, cohesion and planning. Read Article
Local hopes riding on Barack Obama
5 November 2008
The Australian
Guy Healy quotes Brendon O'Connor on anti-American sentiment in relation to the presidential election. Read Article
Ticky Fullerton interviews Geoffrey Garrett
4 November 2008
ABC Lateline Business
Ticky Fullerton interviews Geoffrey Garrett on US election movements. Read Transcript
Does McCain still have a fighting chance?
4 November 2008
SBS Radio World View
Listen to Rebecca Lewis' interview with Geoffrey Garrett about John McCain's chance in the US presidential election. Listen Online
Barack Obama's reborn America
4 November 2008
Herald Sun
After nearly two years of drama, hype and more than a little lampooning, the United States seems set to make history, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
The winds of change blowin'
4 November 2008
Herald Sun
Stephen Robertson writes that when Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the US presidency, African Americans in the crowd did not applaud or cheer. They cried. Read Article
Carson Scott interviews Geoffrey Garrett and Angus Geddes
3 November 2008
Sky Business Channel "On the Record"
Carson Scott interviews Geoffrey Garrett and Angus Geddes about the US financial crisis ahead of the presidential election. Watch Online
Aussies root for Barack but...
3 November 2008
The New Zealand Herald
Article on the results of the US Studies Centre's 2008 National Opinion Survey:Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Read Article
John Barron interviews Professor Michael Parks
2 November 2008
ABC Radio The Road to the Whitehouse
John Barron interviews Professor Michael Parks, former editor of the Los Angeles Times and director of the School of Journalism, USC Annenberg. Parks is a visiting fellow of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Afghanistan to test Aust relations with new US president
2 November 2008
AAP Newswire
Sandra O'Malley quotes Geoffrey Garrett on future Australian foreign policy under a new US presidency. Read Article
Barack Obama stands tall in history's shadow
1 November 2008
Herald Sun
Simon Jackman cautions that having an African-American rise to the highest office, as predicted by the polls, would not mean the US "has finally thrown off the stain, the guilt, the shame of its long and terrible history with race" in this article by Stefanie Balogh. Read Article
Swing states give McCain some hope
1 November 2008
The Canberra Times
James Morrow writes that a McCain victory in the 2008 presidential campaign is still possible. Read Article
High hopes, new realities
1 November 2008
The Canberra Times
Philip Dorling quotes Geoffrey Garrett in his article about how Australians will have to adjust some of their expectations if Barack Obama wins the presidency. Read Article
Is US ready to elect Barack Obama and rewrite history?
31 October 2008
The Courier Mail
Professor Simon Jackman cautions that having an African-American rise to the highest office does not mean the US "has finally thrown off the stain, the guilt, the shame of its long and terrible history with race" in this article by Stefanie Balogh. Read Article
Survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 presidential election
30 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney today released the results of a major survey on the views of Australians towards the United States and next week's
presidential election, undertaken during the financial crisis last month. Professor Simon Jackman Visiting Professor in the United States Studies Centre and Professor of Politics at Stanford University in California conducted the survey "Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election" that also compared attitudes of Australians with those of Americans on the same issues. Read Media Release
Buying into the White House
30 October 2008
Triple J
Buying into the White House. Hack's Michael Atkin features Geoffrey Garrett on Obama's infomercial, Republican voters turning blue and more. Listen Online
Don't expect humbler US to take orders
29 October 2008
The Australian Financial Review
Economic woes will curtail the next US president's capacity to deliver global leadership, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Margaret Throsby interviews Professor Michael Parks
28 October 2008
ABC Radio Classic FM Mornings with Margaret Throsby
Interview with Professor Michael Parks, former editor of the Los Angeles Times and director of the School of Journalism, USC Annenberg. Parks is a visiting fellow of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Professor Michael Parks interviewed on SBS
28 October 2008
SBS World News Australia
Interview with Professor Michael Parks on the US elections. Parks is in Australia as a guest of the US Studies Centre. He is former editor of the Los Angeles Times and director of the School of Journalism, USC Annenberg. Watch Online
E-news: 28 October 2008
28 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Centre News
- Commentators' Corner
- Public Forum Video
- Competition Countdown
- Web Highlights Read More
Satisfying our next new buddy, Barack Obama
27 October 2008
Herald Sun
If Barack Obama wins the presidency, Australia will not have to go through a demeaning process as Kevin Rudd tries to convince the US leader that the institutional
ties between the countries are so strong they can stand some mutual contempt at the top, writes Kim Beazley. Read Article
How the US poll affects Aussies
26 October 2008
Herald Sun
Whether John McCain or Barack Obama reaches the White House, there are implications for Australians, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Australians paying keen attention to US election
25 October 2008
The National
Phil Mercer quotes Geoffrey Garrett and Kim Beazley in this article about the unprecedented interest by Australians in the US presidential election. Read Article
How to influence people and lose friends
23 October 2008
The Courier Mail
A McCain-Palin administration could mean America becomes more isolated in world affairs, writes Brendon O'Connor. Read Article
US foreign policy under a new president
22 October 2008
SBS Radio
US foreign policy under a new president. Features highlights of the US Studies Centre's public forum on the foreign policy of the next US president. Listen Online
E-news: 21 October 2008
21 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Event Highlight
- Commentators' Corner
- Competition Countdown
- Presidential Hack
- Web Highlights
- Centre News Read More
Tide is running against McCain
21 October 2008
The Canberra Times
As the US presidential campaign enters its last weeks, it is clear that John McCain's campaign needs a dramatic turnaround to win this election, writes Lesley Russell. Read Article
The future of anti-Americanism
21 October 2008
ABC Unleashed
Brendon O'Connor writes that the future of anti-Americanism may depend on the outcome of the US presidential election. Read Article
Geoffrey Garrett on Sky Sunday Agenda
19 October 2008
Sky News Sunday Agenda
Geoffrey Garrett is interviewed about the upcoming US presidential election. Watch Online
Presidential guess
18 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Katrina Lobley writes about the United States Studies Centre's Election Watch competitions with the prize of a trip for two to the Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC. Read Article
America's new social democracy
18 October 2008
The Australian
Barack Obama will likely preside over a very different US, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Commentary on the third presidential debate
16 October 2008
ABC News
Geoffrey Garrett provided commentary on the ABC's live coverage of the third presidential debate.
Analysis of the third presidential debate
16 October 2008
Sky News Agenda
Analysis of the third presidential debate with Geoffrey Garrett and Bruce Wolpe. Watch Online
E-news: 16 October 2008
16 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event reminder Read More
The weight is behind McCain, but Obama has the votes
14 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
There is a substantial, if imperfect, correlation between a map of the obese and overweight in the United States and maps of polling for the 2008 presidential race on websites such as RealClear Politics, writes Lesley Russell. Read Article
E-news: 13 October 2008
13 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Commentators' Corner
- Win a Trip to the Inauguration
- New Degrees of Understanding
- Web Highlights Read More
Do nothing is Obama's best tactic
10 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
One short month ago, John McCain awoke to the happy news that his instantly infamous choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate had vaulted him five percentage points ahead of Barack Obama in the polls. Today Obama has a double digit - and growing - lead over McCain in the polls. Geoffrey Garrett asks, what explains this transformation? Read Article
Face to face
9 October 2008
Australia Network
Kesha West interviews Geoffrey Garrett about the second presidential debate. Watch Online
Geoffrey Garrett's lecture on the US election campaign
9 October 2008
ABC Fora
Geoffrey Garrett's lecture on the US election campaign as part of the Department of the Senate's Occasional Lecture series. Watch Online
Commentary on the second presidential debate
8 October 2008
ABC News
Geoffrey Garrett provided commentary on the ABC's live coverage of the second presidential debate.
Analysis of the second presidential debate
8 October 2008
Sky News Agenda
Analysis of the second presidential debate with Geoffrey Garrett and Dae Levine. Watch Online
McCain has a mountain to climb
8 October 2008
The Australian Financial Review
The Republican candidate's core policies remind voters of the Bush administration, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
E-news: 7 October 2008
7 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Commentators' Corner
- Win a Trip to the Inauguration
- Centre News
- Web Highlights Read More
Discussion about the presidential campaign
6 October 2008
ABC Radio National Australia Talks
Paul Barclay discusses the presidential campaign with Geoffrey Garrett; Professor James Lengle, visiting Fulbright ANU Distinguished Chair in American Political Science; and Associate Professor Stephen Stockwell, Head of School of Arts, Griffith University. Listen Online
Not up to the job
6 October 2008
ABC Unleashed
Brendon O'Connor expresses concern that the Republican candidates are not up to the job, given ongoing concerns about Senator McCain's health and Sarah Palin's apparent lack of knowledge of the key issues facing the US. Read Article
Geoff Garrett commentates on the vice presidential debate
3 October 2008
ABC News
Geoffrey Garrett appeared on the ABC's live coverage of the vice presidential debate.
Mark Colvin speaks to Geoffrey Garrett
3 October 2008
ABC Radio PM
Geoffrey Garrett provides analysis of the vice-presidential debate during this interview with Mark Colvin. Listen Online
A woman from mars?
3 October 2008
ABC Unleashed
Foreign distaste for American populism is nothing new and Palin fits a well established set of tropes and stereotypes, writes Brendon O'Connor. Read Article
Expert commentary and analysis on American politics
2 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre's Professor Geoffrey Garrett will be a commentator on the ABC's upcoming television coverage of the US presidential debates. Read Media Release
E-news: 1 October 2008
1 October 2008
In this edition:
- Experience It
- Event Spotlight
- Centre News
- Next Week's Edition Read More
An idiot's guide to the United States presidential election
1 October 2008
City Journal
Sam Bolitho spoke to Geoffrey Garrett and RMIT's Professor Joseph Siracusa who explain the intricacies of the US presidential election system. Read Article
Is Obama the money man?
29 September 2008
Herald Sun
The US Congress is set to pass a financial bailout package, and Barack Obama seems a step closer to the White House, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Debate a telling test of character
29 September 2008
The Canberra Times
Lesley Russell writes that it was not surprising that a significant part of the presidential debate that was supposed to be on foreign policy and international affairs focused instead on the economic crisis. Read Article
Geoffrey Garrett interview on presidential candidates
28 September 2008
Sky News Sunday Agenda
Helen Dalley interviewed Geoffrey Garrett about the strategies of presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama. Watch Online
Geoffrey Garrett commentates on first presidential debate
27 September 2008
SBS World News Australia
Geoffrey Garrett appeared as a commentator during the broadcast of the first presidential debates on World News Australia.
Campaigning during a crisis
26 September 2008
Australia Network
Geoffrey Garrett speaks about the battle between McCain and Obama in relation to the US financial crisis. Watch Online
Mark Colvin interviews Geoffrey Garrett
26 September 2008
ABC Radio PM
Mark Colvin speaks to Geoffrey Garrett on the impact of the economic crisis on the US presidential race. Listen Online
McCain, Obama debates crucial
26 September 2008
The Canberra Times
This US economic crisis threatens to leave the next president with a $1 trillion debt that will seriously impact on his ability to implement any election promise, whether it is health-care reform or tax cuts, writes Lesley Russell. Read Article
Wall Street melts down, Obama the big winner?
26 September 2008
ABC News
While the world waits with bated breath to see whether the US Congress will enact the Bush administration's $US700 billion Wall Street bailout, a national interest ceasefire seems to have broken out in America's partisan warfare, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
US Studies Centre head to give live TV commentary on US presidential debates
26 September 2008
The United States Studies Centre's Professor Geoffrey Garrett will be a commentator on national television coverage of the upcoming US presidential debates. Read Media Release
Presidential Candidates on Hack
22 September 2008
Triple J TV
Pre-presidential election report featuring interviews with US Studies Centre students and footage of the Centre's presidential debate screening. Watch Online
Fear shrivels US
19 September 2008
Herald Sun
With one trillion dollars wiped off the US stock market this year, the smart money says this will improve Barack Obama's hopes of a presidential victory, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Either president may disappoint us
12 September 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Geoffrey Garrett writes that despite opinion surveys showing most of the world prefers Obama as the next US president, both Obama and McCain may disappoint. Read Article
Geoffrey Garrett on the meteoric rise of Sarah Palin
10 September 2008
SBS Radio
Interview with Geoffrey Garrett about the meteoric rise of Republican Sarah Palin and the new challenges for Democrat Barack Obama in the US presidential campaign. Listen Online
E-news: 10 September 2008
10 September 2008
In this edition:
- Insider's Analysis
- Chromatic Visions Celebration
- Human Costs of the Iraqi Conflict
- Commentators' Corner
- Bob Hawke on Hedley Bull
- McCain & Obama at Hit at Manning Bar
- Inside the Convention
- New Horizons Success
- Facebook Fans
- Election Watch Website Read More
Attack dog from Alaska puts new life into McCain's mojo
8 September 2008
Herald Sun
The national conventions for the Republican and Democratic parties over the past two weeks have turned upside down the race for the White House, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Age and youth a mixed bunch
1 September 2008
Herald Sun
Geoffrey Garrett writes that John McCain is rediscovering his mercurial maverick stride in naming the young, essentially unknown female Sarah Palin from the wilds of Alaska as his running mate in the presidential election. Read Article
Great expectations: What a post-Bush world will mean for Australia
1 September 2008
The Diplomat
Change is coming but the next US president will be far less transformative than what the pageant of expectations would have us believe, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
E-news: 26 August 2008
26 August 2008
In this edition:
- Acceptance Speeches
- New Horizons Executive Seminar
- Great White Fleet
- Chromatic Visions Celebration
- Commentators' Corner Read More
Obama: reach out and touch Middle America
19 August 2008
The Canberra Times
Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate needs to be seen as a regular guy, Geoffrey Garrett writes. Read Article
Foreign policy and the US election
13 August 2008
ABC Unleashed
Dennis Phillips writes that there is a real danger lurking for both Obama and the country he so ardently desires to lead: his promise of extensive ‘change' risks raising public expectations to a level he can never meet. Read Article
Paris Hilton pledges to paint the White House pink
6 August 2008
ABC Radio PM
Geoffrey Garrett comments on Republican candidate John McCain's controversial use of Paris Hilton's image in a campaign ad. Listen Online
Less Iraq, more Afghanistan takes Obama down a safer path
23 July 2008
The Age
Geoffrey Garrett writes that the Democratic candidate Barack Obama has made a bold move by switching wars. Read Article
McCain stands to gain from Guantanamo ruling
30 June 2008
The Canberra Times
The US Supreme Court decision giving Guantanamo detainees the right to appeal against their detention has brought the war on terrorism to centre stage in the race for the White House. We may agree with Obama, but it's McCain who may benefit, Geoffrey Garrett writes. Read Article
Candidates' strategy already clear
5 June 2008
The Courier Mail
Three factors will influence the outcome of the presidential race, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Public celebrations hide private consternation over the new nominee
5 June 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Public celebrations hide private consternation over the new Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
John McCain is a likely president
26 May 2008
ABC Unleashed
Geoffrey Garrett writes that despite the unpopularity of President George Bush and public opposition to the Iraq war, McCain is in a statistical tie with Obama in notional national polls for November's presidential election. Read Article
Let the battle begin in earnest
19 May 2008
The Canberra Times
The campaign proper between Barack Obama and John McCain will soon replace Democratic Party infighting, Geoffrey Garrett writes. Read Article
Heavy toll of the polls
10 May 2008
The Australian
A Hillary Clinton exit from the race for the Democratic nomination for president would not end the Democrats' problems, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
A good win for Hillary is not so good for the Democrats
29 April 2008
The Canberra Times
Hillary Clinton's recent primary victory means trouble for her party, Geoffrey Garrett writes. Read Article
Hillary's campaign future
23 April 2008
ABC Radio - PM
Mark Colvin interviews Geoffrey Garrett about the Democratic Party's primary elections. Listen Online
Divided Democrats poised to fail
22 April 2008
Courier Mail
The race for the White House could have disastrous consequences for the Democrats, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Real world unites presidential three
11 March 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
The only thing that is certain in American politics today is that one of three very different candidates, Hillary Clinton, John McCain or Barack Obama, will be the next US president. But the differences between the three contenders are much more about style than they are about substance, especially on the issues that matter most to Australia, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Obama will still lead Clinton delegates
5 March 2008
ABC Radio - PM
Mark Colvin interviews Geoffrey Garrett on the impact of primary results in Ohio and Texas. Listen Online
Hillary still a big chance
28 February 2008
Herald Sun
Geoffrey Garrett writes that Hillary Clinton's best chance to win the Democratic Party presidential nomination is to win most of the 800 super delegates. Read Article
Party is democratic in name only
25 February 2008
Courier Mail
Just how democratic are the Democrats? The power of the Clinton brand may yet prevail, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Super Wednesday
7 February 2008
Read a blog by James O'Brien who attended the US Studies Centre's Super Tuesday Election Watch event at the Manning Bar. Read Blog
Still a long road to go to the White House
7 February 2008
The Australian
No matter who takes out the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will be in for a real battle with John McCain to win the US presidency in November, suggests Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Super Tuesday: crucial for Republicans as well as Democrats
6 February 2008
ABC News Radio
Glen Bartholomew interviews Geoffrey Garrett about the Super Tuesday primary elections. Listen Online
Kim Beazley discusses the Super Tuesday results
6 February 2008
BBC Radio 5 Live
Rhod Sharp interviews US Studies Centre Board member, Kim Beazley, about the Super Tuesday results. The interview is in two parts. Listen Online
Obama and Clinton close to a dead heat
6 February 2008
ABC Radio - PM
Mark Colvin interviews Geoffrey Garrett about the Super Tuesday results. Listen Online
Democrats, Republicans do battle coast to coast
6 February 2008
ABC TV - 7.30 Report
Kerry O'Brien's interview with Geoffrey Garrett on the outcomes of Super Tuesday. Read Transcript
