Checks and Balance: Year all about it

<p>If the election were held tomorrow, Donald Trump would probably be <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/11/07/donald-trump-looks-terrifyingly-electable?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the favourite to win</a>.&nbsp; How should we be thinking about the race with a year to go? And how can <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/11/16/donald-trump-poses-the-biggest-danger-to-the-world-in-2024?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the world outside of America</a> prepare itself for the possibility of a second Trump term?</p><br /><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Vanderbilt University’s John Sides and <em>The Economist</em>’s Ed Carr.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Checks and Balance will be recording a live show in Philadelphia later this month.&nbsp; Find out more and get your ticket <a href="https://www.economist.com/americanevents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br /><p><em>Sign up for a </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>free trial</em></a><em> of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>