Cyberwars, voter insecurity and threats of civil unrest
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2016
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Al Gore conceded in 2002 even though he had more votes than George W. Bush. Donald Trump is already prepared to challenge the voting system if loses. We look at threats to the integrity of the democratic process.
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| 0:00.0 | Here Be Monsters is a show that invites you to explore fear and the unknown. |
| 0:04.7 | I saw her face change. I saw her see where I'd pulled my hair out. |
| 0:10.1 | Psychological warfare was always considered kind of an oddity, something done by freaks. |
| 0:15.5 | On the count of three, we're literally going to step out of our body. |
| 0:19.9 | Step out. |
| 0:21.9 | You can find the new season of Here Be Monsters on August 17th at KCRW.com or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:31.2 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:39.5 | Can Americans believe that all their votes will be counted? |
| 0:46.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:51.0 | Donald Trump is already raising questions about the outcome of the November election. |
| 0:55.2 | I'm afraid the election's going to be rigged. I have to be honest. |
| 0:57.9 | Experts discount Trump's claims about voter fraud while conceding that electronic voting is vulnerable |
| 1:03.6 | to hacking. One advisor predicts a political bloodbath if Trump should lose, while the Clinton campaign |
| 1:09.7 | calls him a reflexive conspiracy theorist, |
| 1:12.8 | will the dispute lead voters to lose faith in the integrity of the electoral system? |
| 1:17.5 | Is that the real threat to democracy in America? |
| 1:21.5 | Today's talking point, the Emperor of Japan wants to make history by stepping down. |
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| 1:54.4 | Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. |
| 2:05.6 | Hello again. I'm Armin Al Nalny. Back with To the Poet. Al Gore conceded the presidential election in 2000, even though he had more votes than George W. Bush. |
| 2:13.4 | Donald Trump is already prepared to challenge the voting system if he should lose. |
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