Your shortcut to the US Presidential Election
Heard a rumour there are elections in the US on 3 November? You'll be good to go with our 4-part series on the things that will be talked about on polling day.
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We take a look at how America voted, how the House and the Senate vote played out, and what happens now in the lead up to Joe Biden’s inauguration on 20 January.
Listen time: 12 minutes, with a written version as well.
US Elections: Navigating Election Day
We take a look at the important numbers, how demographics play a part, what the key battleground states are, when you can expect a results and finally, what’s being predicted.
Listen time: 14 minutes, with a written version as well.
US Elections: The Policy Debate
If you've been tuning into to news about the US election it would be easy to think the race to the White House is only about character. So in Part Three of our four-part Squiz Shortcuts series in the lead up to 3 November, we take a step back from the personality contest, and look at the what each candidate will bring to to the table on policy issues including foreign affairs, climate change, immigration, racial injustice and of course, the coronavirus.
Listen time: 9 minutes, with a written version as well.
US Elections: The Presidential Race
In the second episode of our four-part Shortcuts series in the lead up to the US election we tackle the Presidential Race – so we’re talking the electoral college system and how a the President actually wins the election.
Listen time: 9 minutes, with a written version as well.
US Elections: The Congressional Races
The presidential race isn’t the only race being run on Nov 3. Here we take a look at the US Senate and the House of Representatives elections and what implications these elections have for governing in the US.
Listen time: 10 minutes, with a written version as well.
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