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Turning point in the US primaries

Donald Trump has vanquished his rivals and Hillary Clinton seems set for the nomination. Political scientist Simon Jackman talks to Peter Clarke about what happens next

Simon Jackman & Peter Clarke 5 May 2016 54 words

The polariser: sign in a suburban street in Upper Arlington, Ohio. dankeck/Flickr

Ted Cruz has gone; Bernie Sanders’s numbers still don’t add up… it looks like Clinton vs Trump in November. Political scientist Simon Jackman talks to Inside Story podcast editor Peter Clarke about how the contest is likely to unfold and what it means for Congress and the post-2016 political scene.

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Simon Jackman is Chief Executive Officer of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Peter Clarke, Inside Story’s podcast presenter, is a Melbourne-based broadcaster, writer and educator.

Topics: elections | politics | United States

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