Sean Whelan

Washington Correspondent

On results night, all eyes will be on seven swing states

US Election 2024: A swing through the swing states

The US presidential election is now into the endgame and on results night, all eyes will be on seven states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina

US Election 2024 • 05 Nov 24

Joe Biden won in the state of Arizona in the last election by just under 10,500 votes

Arizona - Taking Route 66 to the White House

With just days to go until the US Presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are urging supporters to get out and vote. Washington Correspondent Sean Whelan reports from the key battleground state.

Analysis and Comment • 04 Nov 24

Both Trump and Harris have supported exempting taxes on tips for service workers

Swing state Nevada - 'No tax on tips'

Nevada is effectively a city state - and that city is Las Vegas.

Analysis and Comment • 04 Nov 24

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during their respective rallies in Georgia

Georgia on my mind - State in spotlight ahead of election

Bill Clinton won Georgia for the Democrats in 1992. The next time a Democrat won this state was four years ago, when Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by a margin of 0.3%, which is pretty much the definition of a narrow victory.

Analysis and Comment • 29 Oct 24

People cast early votes at a polling station in Asheville, North Carolina

North Carolina - sliding into swing status

Parts of North Carolina were badly hit by Hurricane Helene, but people there are still determined to cast their votes in what has become the seventh swing state in the presidential election.

Analysis and Comment • 23 Oct 24

Kamala Harris was in the swing state of Wisconsin yesterday - her sixth visit to the state

Wisconsin turnout key in contest where every vote counts

Kamala Harris should be much further ahead in the polls right now if she is to emulate Joe Biden's half point win in 2020, writes Washington Correspondent Sean Whelan.

Analysis and Comment • 18 Oct 24

Kamala Harris is also hoping to win Michigan in the urban and suburban areas in the south east

Kamala Harris has a problem and it's called Gaza

Michigan's Arab-American population, usually inclined to vote more democratic than republican, has been shocked by the situation in the Middle East, and has been moved to protest the support the Biden-Harris administration has given to Israel.

Analysis and Comment • 17 Oct 24

Donald Trump in Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Hurricane season brings storm of disinformation

Hurricane season in the southeastern United States has also brought with it a storm of disinformation that may well affect next month's presidential election.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Oct 24