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US CITIZENS GO to the polls on Tuesday 6 November for midterm elections.
Like with most things US politics, interest in the vote has heightened to unprecedented levels across the globe because of the Trump factor.
As the system can get a little confusing, we asked NUI Galway law lecturer, political columnist and Bostonian Larry Donnelly into studio to explain why this set of elections has garnered so much attention.
Presented by Sinéad O’Carroll and with contributions from reporter Gráinne Ní Aodha, this special episode of The Candidate crunches the numbers, explores the most interesting Senate and gubernatorial races, looks at the possible outcomes of a loss of the House (for Republicans and for the US President himself) and predicts how Irish-Americans will vote on 6 November.
http://soundcloud.com/the_candidate/the-us-midterms-explained
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Produced by Aoife Barry and Nicky Ryan. Edited by Andrew Roberts and Nicky Ryan. Recorded with the help of Headstuff. Music via Wikimedia Commons.
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Fcuk em .. mentalers
Americans must move away from the corrrupt DNC and GOP if they wish to progress. The two party system enjoys identity politics and division.
Well American gets what it deserves. The poor clinging to hope from a man that has put the country into a historic deficit to bankroll profits for big business. Promises a return of the coal and metal industry. How by reducing wages to their competitors, Can they live on 200 dollars a month.
Donkeys v elephants , you couldn’t make it up.
It’s Tuesday 6th of November not the 7th
@Trevor Flanagan: ah yeah but leave them off, for a few hours it’ll be the 7th here and Tuesday there
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