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Survey results indicate many believe the “democracy is in crisis”
The Public Agenda survey still finds 'common ground' across party lines
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Merideth Bucher
Airdate: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
A survey by Public Agenda’s Hidden Common Ground initiative continues to take on the very common belief that Americans are ideologically divided, to the point of being incapable of working together.
The organization’s most recent survey was “fielded” in May 2021 and finds that most Americans believe the democracy is in trouble. The respondents differ on ways to fix the problem, but either point to a need to change the political system or simply by electing the right leaders.
David Schleifer, PhD., is a Vice President and Director of Research for Public Agenda and he joins Smart Talk Tuesday to share the most significant findings on the survey and what Americans believe will fix the democracy.