Episode 15: Defending Democracy, 2018 & Beyond feat. Robby Mook

It’s not just voting machines that are at risk of being hacked. We need to examine the integrity of our entire election process says Robby Mook.

Political parties and campaigns are a critical part of American democracy. Our parties are complicated, multi-faceted, and at times, downright confounding. To better understand some of the promise and perils of political parties and campaigns, This Week in Dystopia is joined by someone who knows the Democratic party and process of campaigning intimately. Host Chris Robichaud invites former Clinton Campaign Manager Robby Mook, now a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center and CNN political commentator, to discuss defending campaigns from cyber attacks, the generic ballot, the outlook for the 2018 election cycle, and more.

Robby Mook, a CNN political commentator, is a nationally recognized campaign manager and strategist who ran the 2016 presidential campaign for Hillary Clinton.

Mook’s successes include the 2013 election of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe — the first time in 40 years that Virginians elected a governor from the same party as the sitting U.S President — and the 2008 election of Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire’s first woman Senator. He also was state director for Clinton’s 2008 presidential primary campaign in three states where she defeated Barack Obama in the primaries. In 2012, he served as Executive Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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Defending Digital Democracy

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Directed by Eric Rosenbach and featuring the former campaign managers for Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney along with experts from the national security and technology communities, including Facebook and Google, the Defending Digital Democracy (DDD) Project aims to identify and recommend strategies, tools, and technology to protect democratic processes and systems from cyber and information attacks. By creating a unique and bipartisan team comprised of top-notch political operatives and leaders in the cyber and national security world, DDD intends to offer concrete solutions to an urgent problem.

Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook

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