Reporters are being heckled at Trump rallies by supporters who say Trump will win in a landslide and openly talk about violence and “revolution” if he doesn’t. Yesterday, Mike Pence insisted the campaign will accept the results if it loses, but high-level Trump surrogates echo his claim that the election is being “rigged.” Polls show that Trump might lose in a landslide, with heavy damage to his own Republican Party—and the confidence of millions in the democratic process.
The Trump campaign and democracy's future
Credits
Guests:
Ben Schreckinger - Politico -
@SchreckReports,
Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Professor of communications at the University of Pennsylvania -
@AnnenbergPenn,
Mollie Hemingway - The Federalist -
@MZHemingway,
Ron Nehring - Republican strategist -
@RonNehring,
Shaun Bowler - Professor -
@UCRiverside
Hosts:
Warren Olney,
KCRW Staff
Producers:
Katie Cooper,
Andrea Brody,
Christine Detz,
Jenny Hamel,
Paul von Zielbauer