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What would you risk to defend democracy? At America’s 250th, moderator Aaron Tang leads nine panelists through a gripping hypothetical election crisis that tests civic integrity. As tensions rise and divisions deepen over protest, principle, and truth, BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election confronts what it will take to keep democracy alive.

Nine voices, one election crisis. How far would you go to defend democracy?
Panelists face a dramatic hypothetical scenario against the backdrop of America’s 250th anniversary.
How can democracy last 250 more years? The Deadlock panel wrestles with the question.
Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.
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