Stealing Elections, American Style

These times in American history may seem unprecedented, with an active vote suppressor as president and sections of the Voting Rights Act gutted. But the country’s history of voter suppression is as old as America itself, whether you’re talking ballot stuffing or gerrymandering.  

Here to explain are David Walbert, a constitutional lawyer who litigated voting rights cases for decades, and Anoa Changa-Peck, a retired attorney-turned-journalist who has covered electoral justice for NewsOne, Truthout and Scalawag. 

David and Anoa give the U.S. government crash course that we should've had in school, emphasizing the Supreme Court’s outsized role in fostering voter inequality from the start of America’s history. David also looks back at his landmark litigation, and how, while challenging voter systems in the American South, he met justices like Thurgood Marshall and John Roberts along the way. 

 ”I semi-laugh when we say at one point in my career I was 2-0 against John Roberts,” David says. “But he’s made up for lost time, hasn’t he?” 

Stealing Elections, American Style (The Podcast)... coming soon. We explore our country's history to better understand the biggest challenges facing our democracy today.Gerrymandering, voter suppression, ballot stuffing, and straight up stolen elections. This is the story of the past, present, and future of democracy in America.Hosted by David F. Walbert (Constitutional and Voting Rights Litigator & Author) & Anoa Changa-Peck (Journalist & Former Lawyer)The book 'Stealing Elections, American Style' by David F. Walbert was published (Sept 2026) by Bloomsbury and features gripping stories of stolen elections, and a clear explanation of how they are rigged before a single vote is cast. From a lawyer who fought these cases for fifty years.“A valuable warning to all of us that we must be diligent in protecting the franchise, or we will have no democracy at all.” - Gov Roy BarnesWebsite: https://stealingelections.us/David F. Walbert: https://davidfwalbert.com/