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Election confidence declines dramatically at the national level compared to the county and state level among independents and especially Republicans. These trends are mirrored among local govt. policymakers, though they report somewhat higher confidence. brightlinewatch.org/american-democ…
Nov 15, 2018 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
Two new reports from @BrightLineWatch:
-Our quarterly assessment of the state of U.S. democracy as rated by experts & the public brightlinewatch.org/wave7/
-New experimental study testing whether voters punish candidates who violate democratic principles brightlinewatch.org/us-elections/
Expert ratings of the quality of U.S. democracy in October remain down compared to before Trump took office but were largely stable compared to the prior @BrightLineWatch survey in July brightlinewatch.org/wave7/