Poll: Most Feel Democracy Is Threatened

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

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"Whether it's Trump, congressional Republicans or congressional Democrats, respondents do not have much confidence in their elected leaders.

Overall, Trump gets just a 43% job approval.

His handling of immigration mirrors his overall rating, and people have even less faith in his handling of foreign policy (41%) or the economy (39%)."

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Yeah, but what a Great Guy he is! Just a wonderful human being, honest as the day is long, and a President that we can be proud of*!!

(*on alternate Tuesdays if he's not hawking his latest overpriced Chinese perfumes and phones and bibles and guitars and.... ad infinitum on Truth Social, betraying Ukraine for Vlad, or destroying democracy)

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-01 10:29 PM | Reply

So what?

OK, let me take a different approach from my playground retort ...

What can those who are concerned about Democracy in the Country do?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-01 10:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I think that "poll" is a bunch of B.S.

I think most Americans know the United States isnt a democracy, only liberals believe that because they have been lied to.

This "poll" just seems like something a liberal/democrat would believe.

#3 | Posted by boaz at 2025-07-02 12:17 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"I think most Americans know the United States isnt a democracy"

Why did the Senate just vote on BBB if we are not a democracy?

Dude.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-02 12:53 AM | Reply

We have (or had) what's called a representative democracy, Major B; a combination of a republic with democratic elements.

www.google.com

Of course, with Trumpers merely extending the Establishment Republican Corporate Family Values of Oligarchy and Militarism, and since politicians now represent Oligarchs First, not the People, we really don't have either a republic or a democracy now.

We have a Fascist state; a far rwing political movement of populist nationalist racist authoritarians led by a Cult Leader who is funded by billionaires.

Just like the Good Ol' original America Firsters who supported Nazism in Germany and the US... so same as now.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-02 01:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The wannabe fascists have been bleating the "US is not a Democracy" trope to dumb down the rest of the public into accepting fascism, and enough of the public fell for it

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-07-02 10:50 AM | Reply

I think most Americans know the United States isnt a democracy,

#3 | POSTED BY BOAZ

Is that what you think.

I just visited three American WWII cemeteries filled with Americans who died in a fight for democracy.

It's no exaggeration to state that you spit on their graves.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-02 11:22 AM | Reply

#3 | POSTED BY BOAZ

Let me tell you something about those cemeteries in France, Holland, and Luxembourg.

People still go there to weep over the dead, and most of those are not Americans, but locals still grateful that America helped by them THEIR democracies.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-02 11:26 AM | Reply

"three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat"

Then there's still hope.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-02 11:28 AM | Reply

I just visited three American WWII cemeteries filled with Americans

and most of those are not Americans

Posted by Zed

#10 | Posted by freewilly at 2025-07-02 11:48 AM | Reply

#3 | Posted by boaz

Fuck you, idiot. You believe anything Faux "News" pounds down your throat, you unthinking clod.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-02 11:54 AM | Reply

"This "poll" just seems like something a liberal/democrat would believe."

It's very true but, to be fair, Reps cling to every single poll that matches their narrative as well. I've seen you do it on here and others, as well. While it may feel today that liberals have a monopoly on hypocrisy, it takes wise people to understand that that isn't an excuse to be hypocritical. Be better than them, not just like them.

#12 | Posted by humtake at 2025-07-02 12:05 PM | Reply