A new poll finds that only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans
WASHINGTON — — Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Overall, about half the country — 49% — say democracy is not working well in the United States, compared with 10% who say it's working very or extremely well and 40% only somewhat well. About half also say each of the political parties is doing a bad job of upholding democracy, including 47% who say that about Democrats and even more — 56% — about Republicans.
“They're fighting over something, and it has nothing to do with the economy,” Brown said, singling out the GOP-controlled House's investigation of President Joe Biden's son.The poll shows 53% of Americans say views of “people like you” are not represented well by the government, with 35% saying they're represented somewhat well and 12% very or extremely well.
“I think people are less willing to get involved because it's become more contentious,” Kiessling, 29, said. “In California, I kind of feel that I throw my vote away every time, and this is just what you get,” said Short, 63, a retired businessman. Joseph Derito, an 81-year-old retired baker in Elmyra, New York, sees immigration policy as not representing the views of most Americans. “The government today is all for the people who have nothing — a lot of them are capable of working but get help,” said Derito, a white political independent who leans Republican and voted for Trump. “They just want to give these people everything.”
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