By the Way, This Time Democracy Itself is On the Ballot
And, as the national Dems seem to be casting about in search of a unifying theme to reverse their close-but-still-sad-looking midterm polls, the relentless GOP attacks also have been undeniably effective.
Even on the democracy issue, as one recent poll found, Donald Trump, the GOP’s de facto leader these days, is viewed as a major threat to democracy, but the rest of the GOP? Not so much.
In a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, 45% of Americans regard Trump as a “major” threat to democracy, while just 28% say the same of his party.
Yet, to Democrats’ dismay, that 28% figure is smaller than the 33% who view the Dems themselves as a threat to democracy, despite a lack of any comparable evidence of recent attempts by Democrats to overturn an election.
Mere suspicions don’t count, folks, no matter how deeply felt they may be. Imperfect as it may be, we need to protect our democracy, while we still have one.
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