Gore Vidal once famously noted of American politics, “there is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.”
An exaggeration, of course. But it is not always obvious to those of us who live far beyond the watery borders of the American Republic exactly what ‘animal spirits’ have the capacity to move votes in the world’s most powerful democracy.
What we do know is that many of the tensions and problems being faced by America’s leaders (the question of credibility, or the disappearance of affluent society) are mirrored in Europe.
So tonight, at 11.30pm, we have the first in a series of late night panels with people joining us from across the US to try to describe the state of the Union as it heads into what looks like it could be an unnervingly close election for the President.
If you want to join us, check out the event page on Google Plus, or ping me a message at gplus.to/mickfealty. Or just give us your own questions here…
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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