{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9a03fe9e-1ff0-4dcc-b3f6-50bd1f016ea4/9a7eae9d-5774-4742-a477-c3ac7ee9e547?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Just Happened?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6195701f2eacc3a36070252a/619570bccb3c660012e3cec2.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>David, Helen and Gary convene on very little sleep to try to make sense of another extraordinary election.&nbsp;Though we still don't know who won, we do know that some things are going to get even harder for American democracy.&nbsp;What's the nightmare scenario: the loser refusing to lose, or the winner being unable to govern?&nbsp;Why did the pollsters get it wrong again?&nbsp;And what's likely to happen when the contest reaches the courts?&nbsp;Plus we ask if the American Constitution can cope with close elections any more.</p><p><br></p><p>Relevant Episodes:</p><p><br></p><p>From our Mini-Series:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/history-of-ideas/tocquevilleondemocracy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History of Ideas on Tocqueville and American democracy</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/212-the-15th-and-the-19th\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Histories: The 15th and the 19th</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/213-deporting-mexicans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Histories: Deporting Mexicans&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/214-the-great-abortion-switcheroo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Histories: The Great Abortion Switcheroo&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Old Episodes on Trump:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/283-what-trump-means-to-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Trump Means to Us</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/279-one-term-presidents\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One-term presidents&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/235-can-america-cope\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can America Cope</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/252-american-fascism-then-and-now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Fascism: Then and Now</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2018/123-america-first\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">America First?</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/207-michael-lewis-on-donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Lewis on Donald Trump</a> (<a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/234-michael-lewis-updated\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">And Michael Lewis Updated</a>)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2016/5-live-special-trump-and-history\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump and History</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>A Broader Perspective on US Politics:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2018/131-talking-politics-guide-to-the-us-constitution\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Talking Politics Guide to … the US Constitution</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/251-police-state-usa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Police State USA</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/163-adam-tooze-on-us-vs-china\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Tooze on US vs. China</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/271-judith-butler-then-and-now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judith Butler: Then and Now&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/183-where-power-stops\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where Power Stops</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/175-talking-politics-guide-to-the-gilded-age\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Talking Politics Guide to… the Gilded Age</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2017/19-inaugurals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inaugurals</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>From the LRB</p><ul><li><a...","author_name":"David Runciman and Catherine Carr"}