Illiberal democracy: The toxic mix of fake news, hyperpolarization, and partisan election administration
AJ Gaughan - Duke J. Const. L. & Pub. Pol'y, 2016 - HeinOnline
The 2016 presidential election shook American democracy to its foundations. In an
unprecedented development, the CIA and FBI concluded that the Russian government
hacked and leaked Democratic Party emails in an effort to help Donald Trump win the
election.'Trump himself fueled further controversy during the campaign when he alleged that
the Democrats had rigged the election against him and predicted that massive voter fraud
would occur on Election Day. 2 Still more controversy came in the days after the election …
unprecedented development, the CIA and FBI concluded that the Russian government
hacked and leaked Democratic Party emails in an effort to help Donald Trump win the
election.'Trump himself fueled further controversy during the campaign when he alleged that
the Democrats had rigged the election against him and predicted that massive voter fraud
would occur on Election Day. 2 Still more controversy came in the days after the election …