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Fox host shrugs off democracy poll focus

The anchor called voters' 2024 focus on Jan. 6 "ridiculous" and said the assault "was over in a matter of hours"

Salon · Nov 6, 2024

Democracy top issue to Americans: poll

The economy was the second most important issue, followed by abortion

Salon · Nov 6, 2024

Georgia Voters Split On Top Issues And Trust In Leaders

Georgia voters prioritize economy over democracy, with divided views on federal aid and political leaders. Insights from exit poll provide snapshot of dive...

Election exit polls show economy, immigration and democracy among top issues for voters

Majority of voters reported feeling negatively about direction of the country, exit polling data shows

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

Voters Divided On Fairness Of Election Process, Democracy Threatened

National exit poll reveals divided views on election fairness and democracy's threat level.

Portland experiment upends election

Can ranked choice voting ensure that all voices in a diverse democracy are heard?

Salon · Nov 5, 2024

AI meets democracy on Perplexity AI's new Election Information Hub

Perplexity debuts election information hub.

TechRadar · Nov 5, 2024

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Left, right, Harris, Trump: all prisoners of political nostalgia in an era few understand

The digital age has turbo-boosted extremism, and analogue democracy is struggling to keep up, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

To the loser go the spoils? Hats off to the politicians who accept defeat — despite Trump’s precedent

Three cheers for the losers. Democracy cannot survive without them. Democracy is, after all, a method to both express and then peacefully resolve debate. Polish-American scholar Adam Przeworski once described it as “a system in which parties lose elections.”

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny

When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely to fail – to find someone who would fool the people into giving him complete power and then end the democracy.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims

Falsehoods swirling on X and other platforms undermine trust and create potential for violence, critics warn

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024

Trials, drop-outs and assassination attempts: 15 moments that defined the US election campaign

We revisit the key moments of a political struggle that holds US democracy itself in the balance

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

President Biden To Spend Election Day Privately

President Biden spends Election Day privately after voting early, emphasizing civic engagement and democracy. Stay tuned for updates on the election results.

Sen. Klobuchar Predicts Harris Victory, High Voter Turnout

Sen. Klobuchar expresses confidence in VP Harris's election prospects, highlighting voter motivation for change and belief in democracy.

The Guardian view on America’s electoral college: time to scrap an antidemocratic relic

Concerns about US democracy grow with the electoral college’s role in enabling presidents to win without the popular vote, potentially benefiting Donald Trump in 2024

Fortune · Nov 4, 2024

Top pollsters warn of potential chaos no matter who wins the election: Margins are 'razor-thin' and trust in the system is at an all-time low

The polls show a neck-and-neck race at the national level and in the seven key swing states. There is a small but significant chance for violence.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men

Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose an unprecedented threat to their safety and the integrity of information.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 4, 2024

Moldova's pro-Europe President Maia Sandu claims victory in election runoff

Moldova's pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu has won a tense presidential runoff, beating her rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she described as a 'lesson in democracy'.

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The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

‘Even the worst possible scenario is not actually all that bad.’ Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a testament to resisting authoritarianism

No one who watched Alexei Navalny’s meteoric trajectory, from civic activist to opposition leader to the world’s most famous political prisoner, could avoid the question: how will this extraordinary saga end? Was Navalny destined to become Russia’s Nelson Mandela, a redemptive leader who guided his people from oppression to the…

Salon · Nov 3, 2024

We need to choose country over "comedy"

Everybody thinks they're a roast comic. That's become an urgent problem for American democracy

Bipartisan Leaders Call For Election Integrity And Peaceful Transfer

Bipartisan leaders stress election integrity, peaceful transition of power, and public trust in democracy.

The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2024

Can you ‘undo’ political polarization? Left and right might be closer than we think, study finds

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differences

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Warns Against Trump's Dictatorship

Governor Tim Walz delivers a passionate speech in Tucson, Arizona, urging citizens to safeguard democracy and emphasizing the importance of every vote in t...

The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2024

Trump’s alternate-reality ‘mirror world’, where only he can save America

The mirror world has been a feature of the 2024 race – where Trump’s liabilities are twisted to become his opponents’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2024

Can democracy work without journalism? With the US election upon us, we may be about to find out

Most serious news organisations are not serving the politically disengaged, yet it’s these voters who will decide the next president

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