Vance urges Americans not to give the country over to “the party of hatred” in the midterms [SOUND]

# US vice president JD Vance has urged Americans to mobilise for Republicans in November’s midterm elections, saying Democrats are markedly worse. The Republicans are seeking to retain both the House and the Senate while struggling to bolster enthusiasm for congressional candidates and overcome voters’ concerns about the economy and the Iranian war. Vance, speaking at the party’s midterm convention in Dallas, delivered searing criticism of the so-called party of hatred: