US midterms: is a 'blue wave' coming?
Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

US midterms: is a 'blue wave' coming?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 202627 min
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In less than a month US voters will get a chance to express their feelings about the direction of the country in elections for seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. While president Donald Trump is not on the ballot, his unpopularity is weighing his party down. Polls show a "blue wave" looks likely, with Democrats favoured to win back the House and possibly the Senate. But many races are still very close. Washington correspondent Keith Duggan has been visiting some of the key battlegrounds to find out about the candidates and the issues. Would...

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You're listening to The Irish Times. Hello there and you're very welcome to the Inside Politics podcast from The Irish Times. I'm Hugh Linehan. There are just over three weeks to go to the US midterm elections in which all the seats

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in the House of Representatives are up for grabs and one third of the 100 Senate seats are also up for grabs. All the polls are indicating that a blue wave, in other words, a democratic surge is likely.

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could even be big enough to win the Senate, which seemed to be a very distant prospect only six months or so ago. Our Washington correspondent Keith Duggan has been on the road and he's been going to some of the key battleground states. He joins me now. Hi, Keith.

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