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Are the US Democrats in big trouble?

Published: Dec. 2, 2021, 8:30 a.m.

When voters in Virginia elected a Republican as Governor they sent a wake-up call to President Biden and the Democrats. The handling of the pandemic and rising prices are harming the party\u2019s standing, while a move towards radical liberalism is also alienating some voters. So how likely is defeat at next year\u2019s mid-term elections? Tanya Beckett asks if the Democrats are in big trouble.

Contributors:\nSarah Baxter, former deputy editor, writer Sunday Times\nThomas Edsall, adjunct professor, Columbia University\nLarry Sabato, professor of politics, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics \nRobert Schlesinger, president, Schlesinger Communications

Presenter: Tanya Beckett\nProducer: Sheila Cook\nResearcher: Chris Blake

(Photo: President Biden at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow)