Understand: The US Election

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Adam Fleming unpicks some of the key elements of the UK election.

Adam Fleming, host of Newscast and AntiSocial, unpicks some of the key elements of the UK election.

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The US Election: 4. The General Election

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This episode was hosted by Justin Webb (Today Programme host and Americast host) alongside Anthony Zurcher (BBC North America correspondent) and Mary Frances Berry (Professor of American Social Thought, History  and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania). 

Producers: Dan Gordon and Alix Pickles
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

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US election terminology explained with Justin Webb.

Caucuses, primaries and Super Tuesday. Justin Webb, former BBC US correspondent and co-presenter of Americast, unpicks some of the terminology associated with the US election.

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