How Trump Is Still Damaging American Politics

As Donald Trump and his supporters continue to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen, American democracy looks fragile. With election-deniers running for office, and many new voting restrictions, how will the midterm elections shape the playing field for the 2024 presidential election?

00:00 - Democracy is under assault in America
01:38 - Americans are worried about the state of democracy
04:04 - An unprecedented amount of new voting restrictions
06:49 - Find all the coverage of the midterm elections
07:10 - How Trump supporters threatened election workers
10:42 - Trump loyalists are trying to control election certification
13:46 - What does this mean for the 2024 presidential election?

See all of The Economist’s coverage of the US midterm elections: econ.st/3ET4QtX

See the midterms election forecast model for the Senate and House races: econ.st/3TvTwbl

Sign up to the weekly newsletter on American politics: econ.st/3s7wnjL

The Democrats are likely to lose the House but keep the Senate: econ.st/3MJDkkL

What would Republicans do with a House majority? econ.st/3CRGdeO

Will Donald Trump run again in 2024? econ.st/3SfHGRs

How Trump’s endorsements are reshaping the Republican Party: econ.st/3TvcRcG

How to spot a swing voter: econ.st/3TzPpew

Republicans are gaining ground in midterm polls: econ.st/3eGpymh

But overall Republican candidates are doing much worse than they should: econ.st/3TCG9q1

Why Republicans’ abortion proposal could backfire: econ.st/3Db1eT5

The demise of Roe v Wade has fired up the Democrats: econ.st/3yQwwvC

Democrats are overdue for a new generation of leaders: econ.st/3s7SbM5

America’s left and right are less divided than you might expect: econ.st/3eIFgxa

Listen to “Checks and Balance,” the weekly podcast on US politics: econ.st/3Vyag3D

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