CNN Poll: Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in the US

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: CNN

Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in this country (56%), according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as 51% say it is likely that elected officials in the US will successfully overturn the results of a future election because their party did not win.

Nearly all Americans feel that democracy in the US is at least being tested: 93% total say that democracy is either under attack (56%) or being tested but not under attack (37%). A scant 6% say that American democracy is in no danger.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say that democracy is under attack, and that view is most prevalent among those who support former President Donald Trump. All told, 75% of Republicans say democracy is under attack, compared with 46% of Democrats. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, those who say Trump ought to be the leader of the party are much likelier to see democracy as under threat: 79% in that group vs. 51% among those who say Trump should not be the party's leader.

And Republicans who support Trump continue to drive belief in the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Although there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, 36% of Americans say that President Joe Biden did not legitimately get enough votes to win the presidency. That 36% includes 23% who falsely say there is solid evidence that Biden did not win, and 13% who say that is their suspicion only.



Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cnn-poll-most-americans-feel-democracy-is-under-attack-in-the-us/ar-AAOtC0s?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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Yet Republicans don't seem to get that it's their party attacking democracy.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. That's encouraging. Americans awaken from their slumber, if a bit groggy.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Democracy is under attack by Trumpism.

Thanks for the thread Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin.

[Hortensis]

3. 75% of Republicans believe, and more than that will support

their leaders' coup while pretending they're patriotic defenders of democracy.

Only 46% of Democrats are aware of the danger. Not nearly good enough yet. Defenders of democracy need some big augmenting.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. The same poll states that 78% GOP thinks Trump won. That would be about 60 million voters. Wonder

how many more who didn't vote have been similarly brainwashed?

[Tommymac]

5. But that means there are ONLY about 72 Million TOTAL QOP voters.

84 Million voted for President Biden in 2020.

That includes Independents.

An the QOP is NOT winning many friends among independent voters now. Their continued extremist right over reaches are turning droves of them off.

Seems the racist QOP are doing self reach arounds instead of reaching outs.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Just saying it is astounding and dangerous that that many (and others) BELIEVE blatant lies.

Very dangerous 9 months after a decisive election. Wasn't that close but they are convinced it was stolen.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Republicans think not voting for them is the attack on democracy

so this article is comparing apples and oranges, two different largley mutually exclusive bubbles

[UpInArms]

7. I do so hope

that 36% of the population gets up close and friendly with the Delta variance …

I am sick to death of their alternative realities

[gab13by13]

9. This poll is meaningless,

because so many Magats believe that Trump won the election and that lie skews the numbers.

[cstanleytech]

10. I agree that our democracy is under attack..............from Republicans. nt

[Ron Obvious]

11. But for opposite reasons, I suspect n/t

[DownriverDem]

12. Come on people

Please focus on the Midterms of 2022.

[Rebl2]

13. Yes our

Democracy is under attack by right wing extremists and many republicans in our state houses and in Congress

[Skittles]

14. should say KNOW, not feel

yes indeed