France 24 Spotlight Examines Final Days of US Midterm Campaign

The international news channel France 24 released a new episode of its programme Spotlight on 1 November, looking at the final stretch of the US midterm election campaign. Midterm elections in the United States are held in the middle of a presidential term. The episode is titled "Michigan 'Betrayal' & Mid Term Manouvres", which indicates that one topic is Michigan, where the word "betrayal" has featured in the campaign. The source description does not spell out the details of that claim.

What the programme covers

Presenter Gavin Lee assesses the late campaign dramas and offers an overview of the states viewers should watch most closely in the election. The episode's cover image shows three people: Abdul El-Sayed, US President Donald Trump and Jon Ossoff.

Guests in the studio

Taking part is Donald Green, a professor of political science at Columbia University and co-author of the book "Get Out the Vote", which the source describes as the definitive work on voter mobilisation. The other guest is foreign affairs analyst Laurie Dundon, who previously served in the US State Department, the country's foreign ministry, during the Clinton administration.

Format

The episode runs for 22 minutes and 34 seconds. It is available as video on the France 24 website and belongs to the programme's Americas coverage. The description published by the broadcaster gives no election results, polling figures or forecasts.