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Newshour: What Impact Will the Economy Have On US Midterm Elections?

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What Impact Will the Economy Have On US Midterm Elections?

01/11/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, What Impact Will the Economy Have On US Midterm Elections?

Is the buoyant economy a challenge for Democrats trying to win control of Congress?

Latest figures show that the US economy strengthening, as voters prepare to go to the polls next week in midterm elections to choose all of the House of Representatives, one third of the Senate and a number of state governors and local assemblies. Democrats are hoping to win control of Congress, but will optimism about the economy boost President Trump’s Republicans? We hear from the state of Pennsylvania.

Also in the programme: is there a link between the degenerative brain disease Parkinson’s and the digestive system? And we hear from the author of a new report suggesting that China is exporting its model of internet censorship around the world.

(Photo: Two women hold an American flag as they queue for a rally by President Donald Trump in Florida ahead of the mid-term elections. Credit: Getty Images)

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