Blog March 8, 2021
Few Americans are Confident in American Democracy, But Younger Americans are Especially Skeptical
If governments can effectively administer the COVID-19 vaccine and deliver economic support, it will go a long way in demonstrating that even if government is clunky and the results imperfect, the institutions of democratic governance can work. Continue Reading →
Survey report March 4, 2021
Social Isolation and Community Disconnection are Not Spurring Conspiracy Theories
After the 2020 presidential election, a new survey finds acute partisan disagreement over whether President Biden was legitimately elected and whether political violence can ever be justified. Although most Americans believe the 2020 election was a fair contest, most Republicans disagree and express concerns about voter fraud. Republicans are more likely to embrace political conspiracies, including the existence of a “Deep State” working to thwart Donald Trump’s presidency and the Q-Anon conspiracy that Trump is fighting a cabal of sex traffickers. Continue Reading →
In The News March 2, 2021
FBI Director Wray rejects Republicans’ claims that antifa led Capitol riot
In The News March 2, 2021
Rewriting January 6th: Republicans push false and misleading accounts of Capitol riot
In The News March 1, 2021
The Guardian view on the return of Donald Trump: Plotting a hostile takeover
In The News February 26, 2021
Poll: Democrats more likely than Republicans to view their party favorably
Survey Reports
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