Known Unknowns: A Preview of 2024 in US Politics

It has been observed repeatedly that the forthcoming presidential election in the United States may test American democracy to an unprecedented extent and prove pivotal in terms of the future role of the US in international affairs. In his address to the IIEA, Larry Donnelly examines several of the key topics that will soon be to the fore: the likely nominees on the Republican and Democratic sides; the potential impact of third-party candidates; the means by which a President of the United States is actually elected and criticisms thereof. He also discusses the issues that will be crucial and the states that will be decisive in November; and an early assessment as to what might flow from the outcome. About the Speaker: Larry Donnelly is a Boston born and educated attorney who has lived and worked in Ireland since 2001. He is a Lecturer and Director of Clinical Legal Education in the School of Law at the University of Galway. Active in politics and local government in his native Massachusetts, Larry is a regular media commentator on politics, current affairs and law in Ireland and the United States. He is a bi-weekly political columnist with TheJournal.ie and has been a featured analyst on RTÉ’s overnight US presidential election coverage in every election since 2008.