DATELINE: Oakland, California
When we planned this trip, it always had definite bookends: the Iowa Caucus, at the start, and then Super Tuesday as the grand finale, the closest America has ever got to having a nationwide primary. With so many states voting on one day, it seemed like when the dust settled on 6 February [...]

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DATELINE: Oakland, California
It’s D-Day eve, Mundane Monday, Calm Before The Storm Monday, and the most intense of the 22 migraine-intense battles going on when the polls open tomorrow morning is the contest for California’s massive haul of 370 pledged delegates – particularly in the absurdly tight Democratic race. Hillary Clinton had a substantial lead in [...]

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DATELINE: Pismo Beach, California
Rolling into the pacific Pacific town of Pismo Beach (pop. 8,551) in early evening, we were beset by the usual travellers’ tiredness after the drive from Los Angeles – I was also recovering from Robert de Niro’s attempts to poison me, via some very dodgy veal and wild mushroom ravioli in his [...]

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For those of you in the UK who never knew, and those of you in the USA who forgot.
The election for President is usually between two candidates: one Democrat, and one Republican. Except when it isn’t. But let’s just say it is.
That lucky Democrat and that lucky Republican are officially chosen by representatives of each [...]

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