UW political science professor watching to see how 2020 election deniers perform in upcoming midterm
No matter a person's politics, Election Day in a divided country carries emotion.
"It's sort of like waiting for the piano to fall on the cartoon character," said James Long, University of Washington associate professor of political science. "You think something bad may actually happen and you're just waiting for it to happen."
Long studies democracy and elections in developing countries. He hosted the podcast “Neither Free Nor Fair?” which discussed election security and the fate of democracy in the 21st century.
He's observed as the political division has increased in the United States and election deniers have gained a platform. He calls democracy a way of negotiating politics among a diverse group of people and said it can easily be taken for granted.
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