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WHY THE 2018 MIDTERM
ELECTIONS FEEL SO EPIC
The upcoming American elections are critical for anti-Trump campaigners and
supporters alike
The upcoming midterm elections will be held in the United States on 6 November. Every four years American voters take to the
polls to elect their representatives in Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives), both of which are currently
controlled by the Republican Party. As Donald Trump completes his second year in oice, these elections are of particular
importance this time round...
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER JONATHAN TAMARI
W
ashington — Ever since Presi-
dent Trump's election, Han-nah Laurison has had an eye on Nov. 6, 2018.
So stunned the morning of Trump's victory
that she couldn't ind the words to tell her
daughters, the Philadelphian found her voice
soon after. After commiserating and crying
with friends, Laurison helped organize week-
ly protests outside Republican Sen. Pat
Toomey's ofices in Pennsylvania, and now
leads a coalition of grassroots liberal groups
working across the state.
- She is part of a wave of activism sparked
by Trump, as the president and the back-
lash against him have become the deining
forces in American politics. In less than
[a month] those competing elements face
their most signiicant test in a midterm
election freighted with epic implications.
“My world is people who are on ire about
politics,” Laurison said. - Trump and his supporters, meanwhile,
warn that a roaring economy — and his very
presidency — is under threat in what
amounts to the irst national measure of his
tenure. “There's a decision here whether we
want to continue the prosperity and all the
good things with the economy,” said Jim
Worthington, a Bucks County businessman
who founded a grassroots group to support
Tr ump. A FOOTHOLD IN CONGRESS
- Every national election carries signiicant
stakes, but this campaign is charged in a way
like few in recent memory, crackling with
the furious energy of 2016 that in many ways
has only grown more intense during Trump's
presidency. Most directly at stake is Demo-
crats' chance to gain a foothold in Congress, - to have one’s eye on sth to have in one’s sights /
stunned shocked / to commiserate to sympathise with /
protest demonstration / Sen. = Senator / grassroots
here, local. - wave here, movement (of people) / to spark to set of /
backlash counter-reaction / deining determining,
essential, decisive / competing conlicting, opposing / to
face to be confronted with / freighted with to carry / to
be on ire about to be obsessed with.- to warn to caution / roaring here, very prosperous,
booming / under threat in danger, at risk / measure here,
test, rating (of performance) /
tenure period of holding a position / county
administrative division of a state in the US.- foothold here, a hold, presence / stake risk involved /
to crackle to sizzle /
NIVEAU BASIQUE DU SUPPLÉMENT SONORE
In the United States, the Democrats and Republicans are duking it out in both the
campaigns for the November Congressional elections and the appointment of a new Justice
of the Supreme Court. Listen to the Basic recording to get a sense of how ugly it can get.
CD audio ou téléchargement MP3 (sur abonnement)The United States Capitol,
home of the U.S. Congress.
(Alex Brandon/AP/SIPA)