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Can Republicans win the midterm elections and keep control of both houses of Congress? It鈥檚 the biggest political event of the year, and this week Donald Trump kicked off the Republican鈥檚 campaign in Iowa, telling voters the odds are against him, but Republicans 鈥渘eed to win鈥�. The president鈥檚 chief of staff says this is just the start, and Trump will be campaigning for the midterms as if it were a presidential race because he鈥檚 good at driving voter turnout.
In this episode, Sarah and Anthony discuss why the midterm elections matter, what the stakes are, and Republican chances of winning. They鈥檙e joined by a former campaign adviser to Donald Trump, Bryan Lanza, who sets out why ICE immigration protests and worries over the economy shouldn鈥檛 stop a Republican victory.
We also hear from Mary in Kentucky as we build our own 鈥淯nited States of Americast鈥�, finding Americasters in every US state. Listen out for what you might not already know about Kentucky鈥�

HOSTS:
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America Editor
鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

GUESTS:
鈥� Bryan Lanza, Former senior advisor to Donald Trump

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This episode was made by Purvee Pattni, Grace Reeve and Kris Jalowiecki. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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