Timothy J LynchTimothy J Lynch

Tim Lynch is Associate Professor in American Politics in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

What does Donald Trump catching Covid-19 mean for his re-election chances?

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There are pros, and there are cons, writes US politics expert Timothy J Lynch. With just a month left until the November 3 US presidential election, contracting the virus could have politically positive or negative consequences for President Donald Trump. These will, of course, be contingent on how severe the president’s illness becomes. But we should … Read more

America just smoothed the path for six more years of President Trump

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Trump has proven once again that he is an impressive electoral campaigner with a crude but effective grasp of strategy – and shown that scaring people works, writes Timothy J Lynch of the University of Melbourne The good news if you don’t like US President Donald Trump: he has less than 24 months remaining in his first term in office. … Read more