Mick Clifford: The US is about to face its moment of truth

Right now, all that stands between Donald Trump and his plan to further erode democracy is Kamala Harris

It's ironic that Donald Trump says one of America’s greatest threats is 'the enemy within', when it is he who is the greatest threat to American democracy. Picture: Matt Rourke/AP Photo

There is a serious want in US democracy right now. Next Tuesday, the US will elect its 47th president, yet in many ways the process to do so resembles what one might expect in a developing country unused to the mores of a democracy. 

Security at many, if not most, polling stations will be tight. That would be expected in a new democracy, but this one is over 200 years old.