US midterms: Why Trump's red wave became a ripple
This Is Why
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🗓️ 9 November 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Niall Patterson is joined by our international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn and political correspondent Joe Pike to debrief on what the results mean for the Democrats, the country, and looking ahead to the presidential election in 2024.
Also, Brittany Gibson, political reporter for Politico, tells us about how close the race was in Georgia, and what it says about divisions in America.
Producers: Soila Apparicio and Emily Hulme
Interviews Producer: Alys Bowen
Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 0:32.7 | Wedding hats. |
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| 0:38.8 | themed tables. Awkward best man's speech. |
| 0:44.3 | The plus one? |
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| 1:03.9 | From a red tsunami to a red wave to barely a red trickle. The US mid-term elections |
| 1:10.9 | had been widely predicted |
| 1:12.5 | to be a Republican right, |
| 1:14.8 | a Democrat drubbing. |
| 1:16.6 | But it hasn't quite turned out like that. |
| 1:18.9 | Well, the celebration here for John Fetterman |
| 1:21.1 | is reflective of a remarkable turnaround. |
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