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What happens if Donald Trump loses the midterms, and why does this election matter for Republicans and Democrats? In this episode, Anthony and Sumi de-jargon and explain some of the basics in this November鈥檚 election, unpicking key terms such as 鈥榞errymandering鈥�, super PACs, dark money, stump speeches, and what it really means to be an 鈥榠nformed voter鈥�.
We鈥檙e joined by Celia Hatton from the Global News Podcast, with questions from around the world.

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鈥� Celia Hatton, Global News Podcast presenter
鈥� Sumi Somaskanda, 麻豆社 Chief Presenter
鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

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