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President Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Disinformation, foreign interference, a global pandemic and an incumbent president who refused to say he'd accept the results all were concerns headed into the 2020 election.

If those challenges were a test of America's democratic system, did we pass? Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker and election law expert Michael Kang weigh in, with Joe Biden on the verge of becoming the president-elect.

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In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Brianna Scott, Lee Hale, Brent Baughman, Jason Fuller, and Becky Sullivan. It was edited by Sami Yenigun and Sarah Handel with help from Wynne Davis and Arnie Seipel. Additional reported from Rob Schmitz and Daniel Estrin. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.

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