Podcast #10: The US Midterm Elections and Trump

Trump Watch Sussex

What was the significance of the US midterm elections and how will these elections affect US politics going forward? In this episode, a panel of scholars from the University of Sussex including Professor Steve Burman, Professor Paul Taggart, Dr. Anne-Marie Angelo and Dr. Melissa Milewski discuss the midterm elections, including analysing Republican and Democrat strategies, considering the role of gender and race in the elections, and discussing how Trump shaped the elections. The episode also discusses how the elections will shape the US Congress's actions over the next two years as well as the US presidential election in 2020.