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Friday, April 9, 2021

Elections and the Future of American Democracy

The Assault on Trust in Our Elections by Brad Raffensperger
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-assault-on-trust-in-our-elections
The crisis in which our country found itself following the 2020 election was in many respects unprecedented. Yet it also built on a years-long pattern by which losing politicians have sown mistrust in our elections. We must now wonder if every candidate who loses a major election will refuse to concede and instead set out to raise money and build support on the back of unfounded claims of corruption. To avoid that prospect, we will need to come to terms with the scope of the problem, and that won't be comfortable for either party.