Hello and welcome to Background Briefing, available 24-7 at Background Briefing.org. I'm Ian Masters,

and today we're looking to a number of stories and issues in the news.

We'll begin with the latest speculation that Camilla Harris's pick for vice president will be Minnesota Governor Tim Wals, since the most favorite candidate,

Governor Josh Shapiro, may be disqualified because he worked for the Israeli Embassy in Washington

in 1996.

Given the dissatisfaction among young Democrats over the Biden administration's support for Israel in its war in Gaza, that could blow up into a regional war at any moment, Shapiro may not be

the right look at this time. Joining us to discuss the possibility of Tim Wall says Vice President and what he will

bring to the ticket is David Schultz, a professor of political science at Hamline University

and the University of Minnesota School of Law.

He's the author of 30 books and various articles on American politics, ethics, election

law and the media, most recently election law and democratic theory, and American politics, ethics, election law, and the media, most recently election

law and democratic theory, and American politics in the age of ignorance, while lawmakers

choose belief over research. His latest book is generational politics in the United States,

from the silence to Gen Z and beyond. Then we'll examine the plutocratic capture of John Roberts' Supreme Court and Republican

plans to stop the certification of a Harris victory in November, this time without storming

the Capitol.

Joining us is David Daly, a senior fellow for fair vote, and the author of Rat Eft,

the true story behind the secret plan to

steal America's democracy, which helps spark the drive to reform gerrymandering.

Dave's second book, Unrigged, How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy,

chronicles the victories and defeats in state efforts to reform elections and uphole

voting rights,

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