Interview · moment 2 of 10
Election Integrity Reporting and Media Hypocrisy
from We're Toast with Russ Baker · #118
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3 minGuest
Russ explains how WhoWhatWhy was early and dismissed on election integrity issues, and they discuss the fragility of democracy under Trump's overt authoritarian instincts versus past covert abuses by Bush and Obama.
- 2:38Atlantic piece on whether Gary Hart was set up by political opponents in the 1980s
- 3:15Tim says electronic voting security concerns were dismissed as conspiracy until becoming mainstream
- 3:53Mainstream media never acknowledges early reporting that later becomes accepted
- 4:19Current political leader openly displays authoritarian instincts, unlike covert power-grabs of past administrations
- 5:02Tim asks whether warnings of failed states and fascism in America are overblown or justified