Midterms mayhem: Simon Marks answers your questions

After a destructive midterm election for the Republican Party, LBC's Washington Correspondent Simon Marks is on hand with Iain Dale to answer all your burning questions about US politics: 00:20 Simon's takeaway from the midterm results. 04:20 Caller Rose asks what chance there is of this being a 'new day' for America. 11:17 Listener Ash asks how this affects the war in Iran. 19:15 Caller Ranjit wonders which Donald Trump 'vanity project' the Democrats will dismantle first. 22:17 Iain Dale asks what it's like doing all-night coverage for a US election. 24:20 Caller Andy wants to know whether the Democrats will be 'cohesive enough' to circumvent the President's veto-power. 30:35 Listener Simon asks whether US politics is now in a state of paralysis. 32:55 Listener Dave wants to know Simon's opinion on Abdul El-Sayed's confrontation with Sky reporter James Matthews. 37:20 Caller Hassan asks what the real purpose of the election was. 41:04 Caller Nick wonders whether this will just be an American equivalent of the 'Burnham bounce'. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #simonmarks #politics #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC's weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup