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Hello and welcome to the Americano show, a series of discussions about American politics, power, and prejudices.

In each episode of this very brilliant show, we will bring you one very well-informed, expert, guest,

or possibly two, depending on how we're feeling, and together we will try and get to the bottom

of what is going on in the United States. Before we get going, I would like to alert your

attention to a very exciting forthcoming event.

On the 24th of October, 24 this year, at 7.30pm in the Emanuel Centre in London,

the spectator will be holding a US election special event. It's going to be

hosted by me, Freddie Gray, and we will have a very exciting guest. I cannot yet reveal

the contractual reasons who this very special guest is. But I think he or she or they will be exactly who Spectator readers want to hear about

the US election from.

You can book a ticket to this very, very special event at spectator.com.

Dot UK forward slash election special.

And I would urge you to do that because I'm pretty sure we're going to sell this thing out.

Today we are going to be talking about the vice presidential debate, which happened last night.

And surveys suggest that J.D. Vance won, and quite a large majority of people seem to think that J.D. Vance won the debate quite

easily against the Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walts, who is governor of Minnesota.

I am delighted to be joined here at the Spectator's Office by Sarah Elliott, who is from

Republicans overseas.

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