About James Westhead
I've been based in Washington, reporting on the US for the BBC, since November 2005. I'm the late reporter here in the bureau, so I'm responsible for overnight coverage on BBC World Service radio,...
View ArticleAn unwholesome start
How bad can it get? For the Republicans, could the first day of the mid-term election campaign really have been any worse? Well perhaps if they were caught sending sexually explicit emails to underage...
View ArticleSex and money
Sex and money - two essential ingredients in the best political dramas, and this mid-term election is proving no different. We have certainly heard plenty about the first, given former congressman Mark...
View ArticleQuietly 'conflicted'
The 300-millionth American has arrived - plus a few thousand more in the last 24 hours - but why the virtual silence from the White House on the matter? Perhaps one reason for the coyness is political...
View ArticleScary spending
A figure I came across tonight suddenly put American spending on elections into a frightening context. We Brits tend to think US politicians raise and spend a scarily absurd amount to get themselves...
View ArticlePolitical soundbites
Do Republicans have all the best soundbites? It seemed that way as I hunted through tape after tape of final Democrat stump speeches and interviews looking for a good "clip" - the phrase we tend to use...
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