And so it begins ... Trump 2?

The 2024 race for the U.S. presidency begins tonight

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2024 will be shaped by three big elections: the general election in the UK, elections to the European Parliament, and the third which officially gets underway tonight —the race to become the 47th president of the United States.

I’ll be writing on all three of these contests and our community of active subscribers will be discussing and debating them in the comments below —the very latest polls, the predictions, and potential implications. I’ll be giving you a few key points ahead of each twist and turn to help you cut through the noise and have some interesting things to say to people who might not be tuning in at all.

So, here’s my rundown on what to look out for tonight at the first Republican primary in the state of Iowa, the first step, essentially, to what millions of people around the world either fear or relish — Trump 2.