‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in US midterm elections – live…
US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in US midterm elections – live updates Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways On the second floor of a Sydney pub, the mood shifts from nervous, browser-refreshing anxiety to champagne-popping within a matter of hours.
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- More than 100 US expats and election enthusiasts have packed into the function space at the Keg and Brew in the inner-east suburb of Surry Hills to watch the midterm results roll in. (The Guardian)
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