Chris Spear

Okay.

So one area that's definitely going to have an impact then, but I'm curious as well, because there's been a whole lot of talk of gerrymandering in the lead up to the midterms.

So I guess to set the scene for that, can you explain how

voting works in the US in terms of what seat or what district you vote for?

Because obviously here in Australia, most people would be familiar with the electorate system.

You're in an electorate, you vote for the representative for that electorate.

Is it similar in the US?

Right.

So is it all Republican states that we're seeing this happen in right now?

Yeah, I mean, I laugh, but also it's kind of depressing because there's this, you know, when Trump was reelected, there was a lot of conversation around, you know, is this the end of democracy?

And that conversation was happening for a number of reasons.

But is this one of those areas where we're seeing democracy in the US just be chiseled away by both sides?

Yeah, so it sounds like these midterms then will be perhaps one of the most important in US history.

One to watch.

Chas, you've given us the entree.

I'm sure we'll be talking to you in the lead up and as we get closer to November.

Thanks for your time.

It's a pleasure.

That was Chas Lichardello speaking with me there.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Briefing.