US mid-term elections

Title

US mid-term elections

Genre

News report; Speech; Advertisement

TX Date

8 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Dominic Waghorn reports on the US mid-term elections with President Bill Clinton’s Democratic Party predicted to lose control of both Houses. Includes excerpts of speeches by Clinton; Virginia (Democratic) senator, Charles Robb on honesty and urging voters against his Republican opponent Oliver North (involved in the arms for Iran/Nicaraguan guerillas support scandal); television advert by Robb’s team attacking North; excerpt of rallying speech by North.

Contributors

Dominic Waghorn; Bill Clinton; Oliver North; Charles Robb

Keywords

USA; Elections; Political parties; Democratic Party; Public opinion polls; Election campaigns; Republican Party; Virginia

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