The Election Tricycle

The Students are Revolting! How youth protests do, and don't, intersect with the national conversation

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, we're looking at the wave of student protests – from New York to LA – which are sweeping America. Is this something that will come into play once election season begins in earnest? Are univ…

Complacency vs Confidence: how do heavily favored candidates beat inertia?

As voting begins in India, we're looking at the question of whether the favourites, in our three races, are confident or complacent. With all the polls indicated a big win for Labour in the UK and Modi's BJP in India, does complacency sneak in? An…

Digital Campaigning 101

This week, the Tricycleers are joined by Matthew McGregor, CEO or 38 Degrees and veteran of digital campaigns in the UK and the US. How has digital campaigning evolved over the years? Are the right better at using these tools than the left? How im…

Change vs Continuity: are incumbents masquerading as insurgents?

This week on The Election Tricycle, Emily returns from vacation and updates us on that Slovakian election (spoiler alert: it didn't go well). Then the gang gather to compare their elections and look at the question of 'change'. Is Rishi S…

Tech and Elections: could social media and AI imperil democracy?

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, with Emily on holiday (or "vacation", as she calls it), we're looking at the interaction of elections and technology. To discuss this, we're joined by Yashraj Sharma, an India-based reporte…

How do the Indian elections actually work?

With only a few weeks remaining before India goes to the polls, we thought it was a good moment to get Tom and Emily to interrogate Rohan about how the elections actually work in India. What is the structure of the voting? How does such a large, u…

The Slovakian Parallels: do returning leaders and complacent oppositions reign the world over?

The Slovakian election is just round the corner, so we decided to dial up Dalibor Roháč, a Washington-based Slovak to talk about the elections and the return of former Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. Then the gang look at the parallels between wh…

Immigration Rhetoric: how is discourse about migrants shaping elections?

With news emerging this week that a 2019 citizenship law in India, intended to exclude Muslims from the naturalisation process, is shortly to come into action, the Tricycle gang gather to discuss how rhetoric about immigration is shaping …

Money in Politics: can candidates spend their way to success?

This week's episode of The Election Tricycle comes in the wake of Super Tuesday. But that's not something we'll dwell on for too long, given that it only really confirmed what we already knew. Instead, we're talking about money in politic…

The Impact of Gaza: how are voters responding to war in the Middle East?

The conflict raging in Gaza between Israeli forces and Hamas militants is having repercussions around the globe. On this week's edition of The Election Tricycle, Emily Tamkin talks listeners through the Michigan primaries, where Joe Biden…