Remanning open for a single day, closing for good at night. And, oh, by the way, the more than 900,000 workers will be woefully underpaid. That is election day in america. David litt who once wrote speeches for president barack obama wrote that assessment in his latest book democracy in one book or less. Sounds scary, right . And litt published his analysis before coronavirus. The presence of the pandemic has only compounded our problems. Pew Research Points out in the 2018 Midterm Election nearly 60 of american poll workers were 61 or older. If they dont show up, its a problem. Any shortage of election workers could extend lines and delay the counting of mailin ballots. My first guest who youll meet in a moment had to study the impact of election lines since 20, an election in which he concluded that 750,000 americans left the polls without voting due to delays. In 2016, he concluded that there were 1. 6 million lost votes in the mail ballot process. And that number will likely grow i