Americanswers! How will Russia and Iran shape the US election?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
As expectation builds that an Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon is imminent, we answer your questions on how the escalating conflict in the Middle East is likely to impact the upcoming US election.
JD Vance says he has “learnt his lesson” when it comes to speaking on behalf of Donald Trump. Is he likely to play it safe in tomorrow’s debate with Tim Walz?
And, the last presidential election had a turnout of 66.8%. What are Democrats and Republicans doing to win over the millions not taking part in US elections?
HOSTS: * Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America Correspondent * Sumi Somaskanda, BBC Chief Presenter
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, this is Sumi in the Washington, D.C. Bureau. |
| 0:07.9 | Anthony, how are you? |
| 0:09.2 | I'm doing well, Sumi. |
| 0:10.3 | I am in New York City on a kind of a sunny Monday morning. |
| 0:14.1 | Oh, do tell why are you in New York? |
| 0:16.3 | Well, we got a Vice Presidential debate here hosted by CBS tomorrow night, so I am here to cover that and to watch the two vice presidential |
| 0:25.5 | nominees Tim Waltz the Democrat of Minnesota and JD Vance the Republican of |
| 0:31.2 | Ohio face off against each other and what could be the final |
| 0:35.3 | debate between any of the main candidates between now and election day. |
| 0:39.4 | So it should be some some interesting high drama here in New York tomorrow. |
| 0:44.4 | And we do have a question about the debate from Sasha on discord. |
| 0:48.4 | And Sasha asks, it seems like JD Vance has tried to be extremely careful with what he says on the |
| 0:53.6 | campaign trail to keep in line with Donald Trump. Is he likely to be vague in |
| 0:58.6 | his promises to avoid upsetting Trump again? Yeah, there were some times early on in his campaign since he became the nominee back in July where he kind of got over his skis a bit, talking about Donald Trump's policies on settling peace in Ukraine, on abortion and things |
| 1:16.0 | like that, and Donald Trump has had to essentially slap him back down and say, well, I really haven't |
| 1:21.2 | talked to J.D JD Vance about that. |
| 1:22.8 | He can say what he wants. |
| 1:23.9 | But if I could just get a yes or no, because you're running me, |
| 1:26.3 | Genetic, JD Vance has said that you would veto if you did come to your desk. |
| 1:30.4 | Well, I didn't discuss it with JD. |
| 1:32.3 | In all fairness, and I don't mind |
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