Episode 14: What makes a good US president?

American voters have chosen the two candidates who will vie to become the next US president. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump couldn’t be more different. This week, Ben wants to know what kind of leaders American voters are drawn to. What makes a good president? And is the US primary system of choosing candidates a good way of selecting a leader? 

What’s Wrong with Democracy? US election miniseries - part two of three.

Guests: 

• Lee Drutman, senior fellow in the Political Reform program at the think tank New America
• Darrell West, professor of Political Science and Director of the John Hazen White, Sr., Public Opinion Laboratory at Brown University
• Lindiwe Mazubuko, CEO of Futurelect and former Leader of the Official Opposition, Parliament of South Africa 

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Host: Professor Ben Ansell

Producers: Ada Barume and Eleanor Biggs

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil 

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