Hadn't seen this poll, but whoa, if only 35% of Democratic voters think democracy is facing a major threat (71% of Republicans do, by contrast!) that speaks to a major disconnect between Democratic elites and rank-and-file voters.
https://twitter.com/awprokop/status/1463192319746842630
To be clear, I think the elites are correct (IMO democracy is indeed facing a major threat). But this poll raises questions about why that message isn't breaking through to the public. With so much other news, I don't know that elites have always been very focused on the threat.
I used to think that if an election were actually overturned or stolen, a real possibility in the years ahead, you'd have mass protests on a scale not seen in my lifetime. But I don't know, now I wonder if it might be Just Another Thing That People Argue About.
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