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Harry Litman interviews election law expert Marc Elias about the threats to free and fair midterm elections.

The midterms are just around the corner and there's already a shadow war raging over their outcome. Election law guru Marc Elias spends his days battling the Trump administration’s attempts to stack the deck. With November looming, Harry asks Marc for a tour of worst-case scenarios of election theft or interference. For each, Marc lays out the dangers, the stakes, and the potential countermoves. Together, the two explain what listeners can rest easy about, and what threats aren’t getting enough attention. Mentioned in this episode:Democracy Docket.Democracy Docket's YouTube.Harry's column about grassroots protests again Citizens Bank's ties with ICE.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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