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Owen Bennett-Jones explores the threats facing America鈥檚 electoral system - from Russian interference to voter suppression and from cyber-attacks to conspiracy theories. How vulnerable is American democracy? And can US citizens still trust the system to deliver a fair result?

As the Republican and Democratic parties prepare for November鈥檚 mid-terms, the last major polling day before the 2024 Presidential election, we hear what is being done to counter these threats. And with the Stop the Steal campaign bringing doubts about the electoral system into the political mainstream, is an erosion of faith in democracy now the greatest threat of all?

In Episode Four, a data-breach at an election office in Georgia leads to the leak of highly sensitive voting software. The perpetrators believe that they are working to protect the future of American democracy. Elsewhere, the pro-Trump Stop the Steal movement is attempting to take control of key electoral posts ahead of the next presidential election.

Presenter: Owen Bennett-Jones
Producer: Leo Hornak
A Novel production for 大象传媒 Radio 4