Briefing | A foregone confusion
What will happen if America’s election result is contested?
The system is now stronger, but so is public mistrust of it
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GABRIEL STERLING is preparing for trouble: “Do we have concerns? Yes. Do we have backup plans? Sure. I don’t want to get too deep into them, because I don’t want people to have backup plans to our backup plans.”
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This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “A foregone confusion”
Briefing September 14th 2024
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