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 our 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: https://econ.st/3ET4QtX See our midterms election forecast model for the Senate and House races: https://econ.st/3TvTwbl Sign up to our weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3s7wnjL The Democrats are likely to lose the House but keep the Senate: https://econ.st/3MJDkkL What would Republicans do with a House majority? https://econ.st/3CRGdeO Will Donald Trump run again in 2024? https://econ.st/3SfHGRs How Trump’s endorsements are reshaping the Republican Party: https://econ.st/3TvcRcG How to spot a swing voter: https://econ.st/3TzPpew Republicans are gaining ground in midterm polls: https://econ.st/3eGpymh But overall Republican candidates are doing much worse than they should: https://econ.st/3TCG9q1 Why Republicans’ abortion proposal could backfire: https://econ.st/3Db1eT5 The demise of Roe v Wade has fired up the Democrats: https://econ.st/3yQwwvC Democrats are overdue for a new generation of leaders: https://econ.st/3s7SbM5 America’s left and right are less divided than you might expect: https://econ.st/3eIFgxa Listen to “Checks and Balance,” our weekly podcast on US politics: https://econ.st/3Vyag3D