Analyzing the Election Chaos in Succession Season 4 Episode 8

The recent episode of Succession, "America Decides," portrays a fictional scenario where a right-wing presidential candidate's supporters set fire to 100,000 Democratic-leaning absentee ballots, casting the outcome of a pivotal state into doubt. The ATN news apparatus gives in to Roman and Tom's demands that they call Wisconsin for Mencken, a fringe candidate who comes out of nowhere six months before the election. The episode raises concerns about how easily the media apparatus can be twisted by the wills of its ultra-wealthy owners, with some frightening if exaggerated resonances with real life.