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AP-NORC poll: Few in U.S. say democracy is working very well By STEVEN SLOAN and THOMAS BEAUMONT, STEVEN SLOAN and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press Published: February 8, 2021, 2:45pm Share: 2 Photos In this Feb. 1, 2021, photo, snow covers the ground at the White House in Washington. Only a fragment of Americans believe democracy is thriving in the U.S., even as broad majorities agree that representative government is one of the country s bedrock principles, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Just 16% of Americans say democracy is working well or extremely well, a pessimism that spans the political spectrum. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ....
AP-NORC poll: 16% of Americans say democracy is working well Associated Press Updated on:Feb 08, 2021, 10:44pm EST Only a fragment of Americans believe democracy is thriving in the U.S., even as broad majorities agree that representative government is one of the country s bedrock principles, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Just 16% of Americans say democracy is working well or extremely well, a pessimism that spans the political spectrum. Nearly half of Americans, 45%, think democracy isn t functioning properly, while another 38% say it s working only somewhat well. The core elements of democratic government, including free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power, were put to a dire test by the baseless claims of election fraud advanced by former President Donald Trump. Those assertions of fraud were a root cause of the deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol last month, which damaged the ....
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Just 16% of Americans say democracy is working well or extremely well, a pessimism that spans the political spectrum. Nearly half of Americans, 45%, think democracy isn’t functioning properly. ....