解码美国播客 在Guardian Australia的美国政治播客这一期节目中，主持人Reged Ahmad和Jonathan Yerushalmy特别关注即将在11月初举行的中期选举。由于众议员的任期为固定的两年，因此本次选举将改选全部435个众议院席位。在参议院，由于参议员的任期为六年，因此本次选举也将改选100个席位中的35个。
Everything you need to know about the midterms – Decoding America podcast In this episode of Guardian Australia’s US politics podcast, co-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy take a special look at the midterms which are coming up in early November. All 435 House seats are up in this election as representatives only serve fixed two-year terms. In the Senate, 35 of 100 seats are up for grabs too as senators serve six-year terms.
目前有许多预测认为将出现蓝色浪潮——即民主党将大获全胜，重新夺回众议院和参议院的控制权。但民调机构是否过于乐观了？哪些因素可能导致共和党和特朗普政府实际上能够继续掌控国会？他们还探讨了美国驻希腊大使Kimberly Guilfoyle为何被免职——以及对新任白宫新闻秘书Katie Zacharia的批评是否公平。
There are many predictions of a blue wave -– a big win for the Democratic party who are tipped to take back the House and Senate. But are pollsters being too optimistic? What are the factors that could instead allow the Republican party and the Trump administration to hold on to power in Congress? They also look at why US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has been ousted from her job – and whether criticism of new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is fair