In an August 2024 article, writing for the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, Ray Block, Andrene Wright, and Mia Angelica Powell said, “As political scientists, we have decades of experience studying politics—and we believe that not since the American Civil War has there been so much concern that American democracy, while always a work in progress, is under threat.” However, they also find that many Americans remain hopeful about democracy despite fears of its demise – and are acting on that hope.

Their survey of 12,208 people from October 26 to November 7, 2022, reveals that 66 percent of the Americans polled believe their democracy is endangered, that “the political system in the United States is failing, and there is a decent........

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