Bonus: The Global Story - The other races that could shape the US election
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Your weekly bonus episode from The Global Story podcast.
As well as electing a president, Americans will also choose governors, representatives, and senators. Although these races may have been overshadowed, they could determine how much power the next president has.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson with your weekly bonus from The Global Story, which brings you a single story with depth and insight from the BBC's best journalists. There's a new episode every weekday. Just search for the global story wherever you get your pods. And be sure to subscribe so you don't |
| 0:22.5 | miss a single episode. Here's my colleague Katrina Perry. Today we're looking at an aspect of the |
| 0:30.5 | US election that one of you suggested deserves more attention. Hi Katrina. This is Ian from Rhode Island in the United States. Everyone is |
| 0:41.2 | focusing on the presidential race and whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will win. But there's |
| 0:47.1 | been so little coverage of the U.S. Congress and how the congressional elections will shape |
| 0:52.3 | the environment that a president of either party will be |
| 0:55.6 | working in when they are elected. Can you look into this? Thank you. Thanks for that, |
| 1:01.7 | Ian. That is a great question. Control of the US Senate and House could determine how much power |
| 1:07.3 | the next president actually has. And with less than a week to go until voting ends, |
| 1:12.8 | polls suggest the Democrats might take back the House but lose their hold on the Senate. Other issues |
| 1:19.1 | are on the ballot too. Some states are asking voters to decide the local laws around abortion |
| 1:24.7 | where they live. So with Election Day just around the corner, this is your |
| 1:29.4 | guide to the races to watch and the votes that will matter on election night. |
| 1:36.4 | Now there's a lot to get through, nearly 500 national representatives and thousands more at |
| 1:41.7 | state level. So let's jump right in. I'm joined by my colleague here in DC digital reporter Sam Cabral. |
| 1:47.9 | Hi Sam. |
| 1:48.6 | Hello, Katrina. |
| 1:50.2 | So Sam, with all of these races and issues for voters to decide upon, |
| 1:54.6 | it's worth us pointing out that voters get a very big ballot paper here |
| 2:00.2 | and they don't have to vote for the same party throughout. |
| 2:04.1 | Absolutely not. We can see a voter vote Republican for a president, which is Donald Trump, |
| 2:10.4 | and then they can choose every other Democratic candidate further down the ballot. |
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