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This week, we discuss election integrity, how our elections are more secure than they’ve ever been, and the opportunities bad actors are going to use to cast doubt on the election.

Then, we’ll discuss Vice President Harris’s “media blitz” and who she’s trying to reach.

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we talk about the U.S. government using its power to take out banks when it doesn’t like their customers—and shed some light on why crypto created the biggest Super PAC in the 2024 campaign.

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

David Becker (CBS News’ election law expert; Executive Director of The Center for Election Innovation and Research)

Lucy Caldwell  (Board Advisor to the Renew Democracy Initiative and advisor to the Forward Party)

Susan Del Percio  (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) 

Segments this week:

(03:27 ) Election Integrity 

(26:41 ) Harris’s media blitz

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Related reading:

Segment 1: 

WP - On private call, Arizona’s top Democrats debated a ‘dire’ ballot dilemma - The Washington Post

NPR - Arizona's high court rules that thousands can vote a full ballot after records flaw

CNN - Republicans are suing more election officials over voter rolls in several battleground states | CNN Politics

PBS - GBH’s New Special DEADLOCK Encourages Civil Discourse about Ethical Dilemmas

Segment 2: 

ABC News -In media blitz, Harris broadens reach but struggles to differentiate herself from Biden - ABC News

WP - How Kamala Harris’s media blitz went - The Washington Post

Axios - Harris: "Not a thing" she'd have done differently than Biden

Axios - Behind the Curtain: America's shocking agreement

NYT -Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change - The New York Times

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