Fewer Americans in new poll say democracy central to US identity

[shockedcanadian]

The West is in trouble. Just what system will replace democracy in America? You can bet the younger generation hear a great deal from Chinese influencers on this matter.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/5915389-fewer-americans-in-new-poll-say-democracy-central-to-us-identity/

Fewer Americans are saying that democracy is central to U.S. identity ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, according to a new poll.

In The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 66 percent of respondents said that “a democratically elected government” is either “extremely important” or “very important” when it comes to “the United States’ identity as a nation.”

Twenty percent said that a democratically elected government is “somewhat important” when it comes to their country’s identity, 13 percent said a democratically elected government is either “not important at all” or “not too important” in relation to U.S. identity and 1 percent refused to answer the question or skipped it.

Two years ago, 76 percent of respondents saw a democratically elected government as either extremely important or very important for their country’s identity, marking a 10-point drop between 2024 and 2026. In 2021, 80 percent of respondents said the same about a democratically elected government.

There was also a decline in respondents’ view of their country in the AP-NORC poll, with 44 percent of respondents saying the U.S. is “one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others.” In 2024, 51 percent said the same about their country.

The AP-NORC poll comes shortly before the country commemorates its 250th anniversary on July 4, when many Americans will most likely celebrate values including democracy and liberty.

In another recent poll from Quinnipiac University, more than half of Americans said that the system of democracy was not working in their country.

The AP-NORC poll took place from April 16 to 20, featuring 2,596 people and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

 

[candycorn]

You made an OP without the word "collapse" in it. Congrats.

The way its supposed to work is that the voters choose the leaders. The way it's working is that the leaders are choosing the voters.

Its fundamental to our republic.

 

[JLW]

The West is in trouble. Just what system will replace democracy in America? You can bet the younger generation hear a great deal from Chinese influencers on this matter.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/5915389-fewer-americans-in-new-poll-say-democracy-central-to-us-identity/

Fewer Americans are saying that democracy is central to U.S. identity ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, according to a new poll.

In The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 66 percent of respondents said that “a democratically elected government” is either “extremely important” or “very important” when it comes to “the United States’ identity as a nation.”

Twenty percent said that a democratically elected government is “somewhat important” when it comes to their country’s identity, 13 percent said a democratically elected government is either “not important at all” or “not too important” in relation to U.S. identity and 1 percent refused to answer the question or skipped it.

Two years ago, 76 percent of respondents saw a democratically elected government as either extremely important or very important for their country’s identity, marking a 10-point drop between 2024 and 2026. In 2021, 80 percent of respondents said the same about a democratically elected government.

There was also a decline in respondents’ view of their country in the AP-NORC poll, with 44 percent of respondents saying the U.S. is “one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others.” In 2024, 51 percent said the same about their country.

The AP-NORC poll comes shortly before the country commemorates its 250th anniversary on July 4, when many Americans will most likely celebrate values including democracy and liberty.

In another recent poll from Quinnipiac University, more than half of Americans said that the system of democracy was not working in their country.

The AP-NORC poll took place from April 16 to 20, featuring 2,596 people and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

This from a poster who is all in on the election fraud lie. Give me a friggin break.

 

[shockedcanadian]

This from a poster who is all in on the election fraud lie. Give me a friggin break.

Explain your slanderous assertion.

Go find my posts and quote me. Skepticism and asking questions about changes to what has been deemed a normal process for the first 90% of my life is to PROTECT democracy, not allow some cult members to control it, be it local or from afar...

 

[Darkwind]

The way it's working is that the leaders are choosing the voters.

In the case of the Democrats, they're just ignoring the voters completely.

 

[JLW]

Explain your slanderous assertion.

Go find my posts and quote me. Skepticism and asking questions about changes to what has been deemed a normal process for the first 90% of my life is to PROTECT democracy, not allow some cult members to control it, be it local or from afar...

So do you believe that American elections are rigged? Do you believe Trump’s lies that his election was stolen in 2020?