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Midterms mayhem: Simon Marks answers your questions
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After a destructive midterm election for the Republican Party, LBC's Washington Correspondent Simon Marks is on hand with Iain Dale to answer all your burning questions about US politics:

00:20 Simon's takeaway from the midterm results.

04:20 Caller Rose asks what chance there is of this being a 'new day' for America.

11:17 Listener Ash asks how this affects the war in Iran.

19:15 Caller Ranjit wonders which Donald Trump 'vanity project' the Democrats will dismantle first.

22:17 Iain Dale asks what it's like doing all-night coverage for a US election.

24:20 Caller Andy wants to know whether the Democrats will be 'cohesive enough' to circumvent the President's veto-power.

30:35 Listener Simon asks whether US politics is now in a state of paralysis.

32:55 Listener Dave wants to know Simon's opinion on Abdul El-Sayed's confrontation with Sky reporter James Matthews.

37:20 Caller Hassan asks what the real purpose of the election was.

41:04 Caller Nick wonders whether this will just be an American equivalent of the 'Burnham bounce'.

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