According to a survey, the majority of American voters believe that democracy is in danger, but they disagree on the best course of action.
The results of the poll conducted by the New York Times in conjunction with the American University of Siena today revealed that about 71 % of registered voters agreed that democracy is threatened, while only 7 % of the voters “threatening democracy” were ranked as a major issue in this mid -electoral session.
The poll indicated that American voters are divided into what endangers American democracy, as the largest percentage of voters, or 14 %is agreed that government corruption is responsible for the current threat of democracy.
After that, voters are split among various additional dangers to democracy.
Among other things, the political divide between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who is being investigated for the attack on the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021, which persisted in the false assertion that elections were held in 2020.
However, the poll indicates that overall American voters are confident about the likelihood of saving the system.
Approximately 81% of respondents agreed with the statement that “democracy can be saved within the boundaries of our laws and institutions,” while 17% said it could be retained to operate in a way that is not legal.
Among those who said that the nation should operate outside the law, he called 11 %to carry weapons and 37 percent said that there should be a general reform within the system itself, according to the poll.
The attacks of January 6 and the Republicans’ endorsement of Trump’s claims that the 2020 elections were rigged exposed the nation’s split and the danger to its democracy.
The Committee selected in the House of Representatives to investigate the January 6 attacks, which has just concluded the last hearing this month, argued that Trump is pressure to remain in power illegally and the extent of democratic institutions in the country as a result.
About 45% of the new voters in the study believed that Trump poses a serious threat to democracy, while 22% said it was only a minor threat, and 31% said it posed no harm at all.
59 percent of voters feel that the major media pose a serious threat to democracy.
About two -thirds of the voters agree on Biden’s victory in the 2020 elections, while 69 percent trust that the midterm elections will be accurate.
793 registered voters were surveyed between October 9 and October 12, and the margin of error is 4 degrees Celsius.
The majority of American people, according to The New York Times, believe that democracy is in peril.
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