US midterms: With deep-red states now in play, could blue wave redraw America's political landscape?

Home Americas To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 09:33 Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 10:30Modified: 30/10/2026 - 10:32 With the US approaching a potentially consequential midterm election, the political landscape appears to be shifting. Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Dr Richard Johnson, Senior Lecturer in US Politics & Policy at Queen Mary University of London, who examines the prospect of a sweeping Democratic victory. He argues that the party could achieve gains of a magnitude not seen since Barack Obama's historic presidential election in 2008. Johnson sees a combination of Democratic enthusiasm, and growing support among independents, white college-educated voters and Latinos, and signs of defections from Donald Trump's fiercely loyal electoral coalition. Keywords for this article Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content V...