Democrats seen as bigger threat to democracy

[Perd Hapley]

This seemed to me like a hopeful sign that some sanity remains in our politics, and the propaganda is perhaps not as effective as it was 2 years ago.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/democrats-2022-threat-democracy-poll/

A New York Times/Siena College poll shows that 45 percent of Americans regard Trump as a “major” threat to democracy, while just 28 percent say the same of the GOP.

That 28 percent figure is actually smaller than the percentage who view the Democratic Party as a threat to democracy (33 percent)….

The poll shows that 71 percent of Trump 2020 voters regard Democrats as a major threat to democracy. But just 52 percent of Biden voters say the same about the GOP.

And independents are significantly more likely to view Democrats as a major threat than Republicans. Although more than 6 in 10 view each party as at least a minor threat, just 23 percent view the GOP as a major threat, while 31 percent say the same of Democrats. Independents are actually more likely to view voting by mail as a major threat to democracy (31 percent) than the GOP.

[Bogie]

A threat to the longevity of the Democratic Party is not necessarily a threat to Democracy.

[Pb]

When I read the phrase "our democracy" I am pretty sure they are excluding me as part of the "our."

[WLJ]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

yeah.....