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Is "democracy on the ballot" in the US midterm elections?

Is "democracy on the ballot" in the US midterm elections?

FromThe Big Story


Is "democracy on the ballot" in the US midterm elections?

FromThe Big Story

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's the kind of hyperbolic claim usually made by partisan contenders: "This is the most important election of your life" or "This year, democracy is on the ballot". But with candidates who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election running in races across the United States—and some of them poised to take over posts literally overseeing vote counting in future elections—non-partisan institutions and journalists are sounding the alarm.What should Canadians expect from our neighbours on November 8 and beyond? Is political violence at the polls a real possibility? What does it mean for our own political future if America continues to slide away from democratic norms?GUEST: James McCarten, Washington correspondent, The Canadian Press
Released:
Nov 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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