(1/5) On this exceptional election day in the #UnitedStates, we're reflecting that unencumbered voting is an indispensable prerequisite for the legitimacy of a political system. For many, voting remains the only occasion for democratic participation and control. #democracy
(2/5) The United States, similar to some other EU and OECD countries, is not immune to an erosion of democratic quality: tumbling from 8th place in 2014 to 24th (out of 41 EU and OECD countries).
(3/5) Our latest analysis finds the United States worse today than seven years ago on all four of our criteria for assessing the quality of a country's democracy.
(4/5) Our country experts report that the suppression of low-income and minority votes has become a standard strategy of the Republican Party, and that the media environment has become highly polarized, with conservative outlets adopting Trump’s often misleading rhetoric.
(4/5) Our country experts report that the suppression of low-income and minority votes has become a standard strategy of the Republican Party, and that the media environment has become highly polarized, with conservative outlets adopting Trump’s often misleading rhetoric.
(4/5) Our country experts report that the suppression of low-income and minority votes has become a standard strategy of the Republican Party, and that the media environment has become highly polarized, with conservative outlets adopting Trump’s often misleading rhetoric.
(5/5) Dive deeper into our multifaceted findings on the challenges to democratic institutions and practices in the United States on our website: https://www.sgi-network.org/2020/United_States/Quality_of_Democracy
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