Was Live Friday, Nov 17, 2023
Guest Speakers:
- Gowri Ramachandran, Deputy Director of the Elections & Government Program at the Brennan Center
- Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil rights at Free Press (FP).
- William T. Adler, Associate Director of the Elections Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
- Sam Gregory, Executive Director, Witness.org
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Event Overview
Elections in the United States are becoming a battleground instead of a civic activity. The Big Lie that the Democrats stole the 2020 election continues to be believed by a large majority of the Republican party and possibly some independents. The big lie continues to be projected by Trump and others in 2024, increasing the chance that many believe that violence during and around the elections is justified.
What if :
- Candidates of one party declare victory over the protests of election administrators.
- Candidates declare fraud even before elections are held – or after, with no evidence.
- Election officials are threatened or harmed, or some refuse to count election results that go against their ideology.
- Disinformation that occurred in 2020 is even more pernicious due to the use of AI and Deep Fakes.
- Violent protests are encouraged before, during, or after the Presidential elections.
Our panelists will discuss what they consider the most dangerous threats to the 2024 elections and what is being done about them.
