The Election That Could Break America [I Am a Democrat]
The Atlantic Magazine
November Issue
By Barton Gellman
IF THE VOTE IS CLOSE, DONALD TRUMP COULD EASILY THROW THE ELECTION INTO CHAOS AND SUBVERT THE RESULT.
WHO WILL STOP HIM?
There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11.
As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, alight with warnings that the political system does not know how to absorb.
They see the obvious signs that we all see, but they also know subtle things that most of us do not.
The danger is not merely that the 2020 election will bring discord.
Those who fear something worse take turbulence and controversy for granted.
The coronavirus pandemic, a reckless incumbent, a deluge of mail-in ballots, a vandalized Postal Service, a resurgent effort to suppress votes, and a trainload of lawsuits are bearing down on the nation's creaky electoral machinery.
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"The Election That Could Break America"
November Issue
By Barton Gellman
IF THE VOTE IS CLOSE, DONALD TRUMP COULD EASILY THROW THE ELECTION INTO CHAOS AND SUBVERT THE RESULT.
WHO WILL STOP HIM?
There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11.
As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, alight with warnings that the political system does not know how to absorb.
They see the obvious signs that we all see, but they also know subtle things that most of us do not.
The danger is not merely that the 2020 election will bring discord.
Those who fear something worse take turbulence and controversy for granted.
The coronavirus pandemic, a reckless incumbent, a deluge of mail-in ballots, a vandalized Postal Service, a resurgent effort to suppress votes, and a trainload of lawsuits are bearing down on the nation's creaky electoral machinery.
Read more, Watch video:
Google:
"The Election That Could Break America"
