While only a sliver of Americans say they support violating core democratic norms, many more say they’re ambivalent about politicians who undermine democracy.
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Trump’s incendiary election denial is ramping up as the 2024 election nears, and more Americans than ever believe that ‘patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country.’
Will the GOP continue to stoke white grievance, or pursue a multiracial strategy that can expand its reach? Recent trends suggest that it can do both at once.
The sacking of key democratic institutions in Brasilia has parallels with the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol but was different in one key way: the position of the military.
Sen. Raphael Warnock’s win over GOP challenger Herschel Walker had implications beyond Georgia – and offers a lesson in how far the state has come from its racist past.
The runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia has wider implications for the balance of power across the US.
Inflation, abortion and state of US democracy rank among the top issues facing voters before the midterm elections, regardless of race, ethnicity or party affiliation.
In the Shelby v. Holder decision, a key section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act was eliminated, thus enabling states with histories of racial discrimination to enact new voting laws.
What happens if the public loses faith in fair elections? That’s the question being asked as candidates influenced by Donald Trump aim to become the chief election officials in their states.
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Lecturer in International Studies and Politics, Ulster University; Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Professor of Government and Politics and Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, University of Maryland
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland
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Professor and Co-Director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Professor of Modern Latin America History, University of Denver
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Professor of Ethnicity, Race & Migration, Yale University
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Goodrich C. White Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science, Emory University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Clarkson University
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Professor of Constitutional Studies, Political Science and Law, University of Notre Dame
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Research Fellow, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame