'Concern about the state of US democracy is, in fact, coming from a number of different places tied to the aftermath of 2020,' writes zbyronwolf | Analysis
That revelation from a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS reflects the views of three-quarters of Republicans, half of independents and a little fewer than half of Democrats.Perhaps even more troubling than those numbers is how much confidence in the US system has fallen since earlier this year.
Poll: Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in the USA narrow majority -- 52% -- say they lack confidence that American elections reflect the will of the people, up from 40% who felt that way in January. That's true even among Democrats, 90% of whom were confident in January that elections reflected the will of the people. Now it's a little more than two-thirds.
In the wake of Trump's attack on democracy, election officials fear for the future of American electionsThe constant metronomic beat from Republican lawmakers, particularly at the state level, is that elections need to be secured, despite a lack of evidence of fraud, and that Democratic efforts to make it easier to vote are a power grab.
5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recallThey didn't find a 2021 version of Arnold Schwarzenegger, in other words, and the recall ended up being a big, expensive distraction that only made Newsom more powerful.The enthusiasm of Republicans for Larry Elder suggests GOP voters are nowhere near breaking from the Trumpism that seems to control them, even when there is the reward of a massive upset in their sights.
The peril of Trump keeps growing nearly 8 months after he left the White HouseBut what about the heat of January 6, when the Capitol was quite literally overrun and there were serious questions about Trump's willingness to accept the election results?An impossible situation. You can do both the wrong thing and the right thing at the same time. Vindman's former boss at the National Security Council, former national security adviser John Bolton, defended Milley in a statement Tuesday.
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