In a diary kept during the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Jon Sopel documents a tense, violent political contest that threatened to undermine American democracy itself.

While not many would have wished to accompany Donald Trump on his whirlwind, scattershot, and drama-filled campaign for a second term of the U.S. presidency, Jon Sopel had no choice but to tag along.

As North America editor for the BBC, Sopel marched with Trump along the campaign trail, keeping a diary of the events he witnessed.

Sopel's account of the 2020 presidential election provides an in-depth look at the unpredictable series of events that turned a political campaign into a battle for the soul of American democracy.