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'Pod Save America' hosts Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor join WIRED to answer your burning questions about American democracy and elections. Does the United States have honest elections? Could we have a 51st state by the time we have our 51st president? What's Project 2025 and why are we hearing more about it? Are technology and social media undermining democracy? How can a presidential candidate win the popular vote but still lose the presidency? Jon and Tommy answer these questions and many more on Democracy Support.



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0:00 Democracy Support with Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor

0:13 America is the greatest democracy in the world…right?

0:48 Presidents and speechwriters

1:42 Undecided voters

3:10 Fundraising texts from everywhere

3:57 How do I strategically pick where to donate?

4:52 Holding former heads of state legally accountable

5:30 Is technology undermining democracy?

6:07 Does the USA have honest elections?

7:03 Why are candidates permitted to spend unlimited funds on their campaigns?

8:33 Win the popular vote, still lose the election? That’s the Electoral College

10:02 WTF is ‘Project 2025?’

11:06 Why reforming US gun laws is so difficult

12:00 Do you think we will have a 51st state by the time we have our 51st president?

12:53 Could Election Day become a national holiday?

13:27 Does “election integrity" = voter suppression?



Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey

Director of Photography: Ben Dewey

Editor: Richard Trammell

Talent: Jon Favreau; Tommy Vietor

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Brandon White

Production Manager: Peter Brunette

Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark

Talent Booker: Paige Garbarini

Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss

Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen

Production Assistant: Cerina Shippey

Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen

Additional Editor: JC Scruggs; Paul Tael

Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

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