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The Intimidation Game

The Intimidation Game

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The Intimidation Game

FromPoliticology

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Jun 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For nearly four decades, Ben Ginsberg was one of the preeminent Republican election lawyers. Now he’s working to stop their attempts to subvert elections. 

He and election law experts David Becker (Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research) join Ron Steslow to talk about the threats to elections officials and what it could mean for democracy. 

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(02:10) Their backgrounds in election law

(10:03) Why they created the Election Official Legal Defense Network

(18:46) How threats to elections officials are changing 

(30:50) The push for Republicans to recruit poll workers and the ‘precinct strategy’

(50:30) What will happen if we keep losing election officials?

Find the Election Official Legal Defense Network at eoldn.org

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Released:
Jun 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Politics in America is transforming. We’re embarking on a new series to deepen our understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts academics, behavioral economists, social psychologists, politicos, philosophers, anthropologists, journalists, poets, and storytellers—and more—to discuss America’s political present and future and dive into the deeper problems we face as a nation. Email us questions or comments: podcast@politicology.com.