US mid-term panel: The voters' verdicts

Our group of panellists from key states across the US gave us their reaction to the Democrats' massive gains in the US mid-terms and the subsequent resignation of Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld.

Read their verdicts and send us your reaction using the link at the bottom of this page.

Kandace Heimer Houston, Texas "I am depressed and saddened by this election result" M DeLaurentis Elkins Park, Penn. "Rumsfeld has resigned, and not an instant too soon" Edward Wilson Hamden, Connecticut "We must avoid any wasteful Democrat witch-hunts"

Octavia Phillips Richmond, Virginia "One day we win the House, the next day we clean house!" Nathan Bhat Chicago, Illinois "Secretary Rumsfeld undoubtedly had a tough job" Maria Peralta Orlando, Florida "The Republican Party will have to change its approach"

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The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.