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The continued news about a certain MOC from GA generates a lot of "oh my well that's just so wrong"

But an article (h/t @whitneymnz) from 2020 seems to show acceptance of this disturbing aspect to American 'democracy' thanks to...wait for it...partisanship

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When presented with anti-democratic actions by candidates, only a fraction of Americans "select democracy over partisan loyalty."

Meaning: Americans will slide core democratic principles in exchange for "well, they are my party so it's ok."

No, folks: it ain't ok.

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Especially in US House districts, as the authors note: "Put bluntly, our estimates suggest that in the vast majority of U.S. House districts, a majority-party candidate could openly violate one of the democratic principles we examined and nonetheless get away with it."

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"when a co-partisan candidate proposes a measure that violates democratic principles—only a fraction of Americans choose democracy over partisan loyalty."

Folks--herein lies a serious problem.

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For folks who want the source of the article, here is it: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/democracy-in-america-partisanship-polarization-and-the-robustness-of-support-for-democracy-in-the-united-states/C7C72745B1AD1FF9E363BBFBA9E18867

If you get through the 'mathy' part, then you are smarter than I am. But the results speak for themselves, which is very depressing.

I may just crawl back into bed.

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