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4 November 2006

US mid-term elections

One of the big festivals of democracy gets underway next week, the mid-term elections in the United States.

We've heard lots on this in recent weeks, predictions aplenty and, if you believe the pundits, a likely rout for the Republicans in Congress.

But the closer we get to November 7, might those predictions prove to be not quite on the money?

Guests

Dr Robert Pastor
Director, Center for Democracy and Election Management.
American University Washington DC

Thomas E. Mann
Senior Fellow in Governance Studies
Brookings Institution Washington DC

Presenter

Geraldine Doogue

Producer

Scott Wales

Story Researcher and Producer

Dai Le