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The Ballot Balancing Act

Episode length: 54m

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Americans all rightly make a great deal about our democracy. But the partisan element sets in quickly, and the incessant debate extends even beyond the candidates and initiatives on the ballot. Stephen Richer (a fellow of the Cato Institute and Harvard Kennedy School and former Maricopa County recorder) joins Henry to discuss past and contemporary efforts to address fundamental concerns about voting access and election integrity.

Plus, we take two bites out of the Big Apple for this week's rant and ad of the week. Mayor Mamdani and his team of Democratic Socialists of America members won big on Tuesday, and Henry frames this wave in a historical context at the top and ends with a close look at how this group applied digital media savvy to get its shot at influencing the future.

Host:
Henry Olsen

Discussion (2)

  • Steve Fast@SteveFast

    We have such an amazing election system! There is no chance for dishonesty! No one is corrupt! California Dems would never try to subvert the system! They would never harvest ballots from nursing homes and homeless encampments! The DSA that is trying to destroy America would never cheat in an election!

    I"m not sure an Arizona county recorder, where it takes weeks to count ballots and funny changes happen, is the best person to convince me that all American elections are 100% honest.