Podcast #10: The US Midterm Elections and Trump

Podcast #10: The US Midterm Elections and Trump

Author: Trump Watch Sussex November 13, 2018 Duration: 35:22
What was the significance of the US midterm elections and how will these elections affect US politics going forward? In this episode, a panel of scholars from the University of Sussex including Professor Steve Burman, Professor Paul Taggart, Dr. Anne-Marie Angelo and Dr. Melissa Milewski discuss the midterm elections, including analysing Republican and Democrat strategies, considering the role of gender and race in the elections, and discussing how Trump shaped the elections. The episode also discusses how the elections will shape the US Congress's actions over the next two years as well as the US presidential election in 2020.

From a quiet corner of a British university campus, a unique and ongoing analysis of a tumultuous American era continues. Trump Watch Sussex is not a conventional news recap but an academic deep dive, chronicling the presidency and enduring legacy of Donald Trump through a distinctly transatlantic lens. Each episode draws from the collective expertise of scholars and the fresh perspectives of postgraduate students at the University of Sussex's Centre for American Studies. This podcast functions as a living seminar, where complex political events are unpacked with historical context, theoretical frameworks, and spirited debate. Listeners will hear detailed dissections of policy shifts, electoral strategies, and the cultural reverberations felt on both sides of the Atlantic. The conversation is grounded in scholarly rigor but delivered with the accessible clarity of a well-taught lecture. By framing contemporary U.S. politics within broader patterns of history, populism, and media, Trump Watch Sussex offers listeners a valuable toolkit for understanding not just what happened, but why it matters. It's a sustained intellectual project, recording an extraordinary period in real-time from an observatory thousands of miles away.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 12

Trump Watch Sussex
Podcast Episodes
Podcast #1:  Coming To America [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:41
Dr. Melissa Milewski talks to students at the Sussex Centre for American Studies, University of Sussex, to gain some insight as to how Trump is perceived on a British campus.