This week George Negus and the International Dateline team are in America, reporting on one of the most watched U.S. elections to date. In less than two weeks Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain will step up their campaigns in their bid for the White House. George Negus will call a gathering of ‘Washington insiders’, to find out what they believe will sway voters in the last seven days, and their predictions for the winner.
The Washington insiders include:
Eleanor Clift: Newsweek contributing editor, writer on Washington’s power structure
Martin Walker: United Press International editor and U.S. political expert
Lisa McCormick: Editor of Republican magazine The Rising Tide
David Frum: Journalist and former speechwriter for George W. Bush
Also this week, International Dateline's Amos Roberts takes the political pulse of Pennsylvania, one of the key battleground states in the U.S. race to the White House.
In the state's dying coal towns, he speaks to the white, working class voters that Barack Obama has been trying to woo, and discovers many don't believe Obama's promises of tax cuts. To date, both candidates have been fighting hard to win votes in the state and despite polls showing Obama ahead, McCain's supporters tell Roberts they're still hopeful he'll win the state and the Presidency.
About International Dateline
SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.
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