Doubt, distrust, fear, and uncertainty surround the U.S. election process
Nov 4, 2024
With only days until the US Presidential election on 5 November and with polls calling the race 50:50. Michael Lester in discussion with Amelia Lester, Deputy Editor, Foreign Policy magazine, Washington DC, discuss what the conduct of the campaign tells us about the health of American democracy and the integrity of its electoral processes and institutions.
The seeds of distrust, fear and doubt are being sown with voter suppression, misinformation, and heightened fears about the safety of election sites and possible violence faced by election worker, laying the ground for possible rejection of voting counts and outcomes.
The institutional guard rails of democracy are gone.
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Michael Lester is a public policy economist with a career in Commonwealth and State agencies, World Bank and OECD. His interests include innovation, environment, and governance. He presents programs on community radio.
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