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Owen Bennett-Jones explores the threats facing America’s electoral system - from Russian interference to voter suppression and from cyber-attacks to conspiracy theories. How vulnerable is American democracy? And can US citizens still trust the system to deliver a fair result? As the Republican and Democratic parties prepare for November’s mid-terms, the last major polling day before the 2024 Presidential election, we hear what is being done to counter these threats. And with Donald Trump's Stop the Steal campaign bringing doubts about the electoral system into the political mainstream, is an erosion of faith in democracy now the greatest threat of all? In Episode Three, a pro-Trump politician runs for governor in Kansas on a platform of protecting elections from fraud. His opponents believe projects like his are the real threat to democracy - a process of ‘voter suppression’. Presenter: Owen Bennett-Jones Producer: Leo Hornak A Novel production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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