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I'm here with Fred Ryan, who's the chairman of the board of the Reagan Foundation and Institute.

And we are here in Seamy Valley. I've just had a wonderful tour of the Reagan

Museum, the Reagan Library, and we are about to participate a panel discussion this evening with

Governor Spencer Cox of Utah and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham from New Mexico, a Republican, a Democrat, and welcome.

Welcome to everyone here at the Reagan Library and those who are joining us across the country on video.

I'm Fred Ryan, chairman of the Reagan Foundation Institute, where we're delighted to

welcome so many distinguished guests here this evening, including New Mexico Governor Michelle

Lujan Gwisham and Governor Spencer Cox of Utah.

Earlier this year, our Center on Stability and Democracy conducted a national survey.

We wanted to see how Americans are feeling about the future of our

country and how strong their faith is in democracy. And what we found gives us some cause for concern,

but also some cause for optimism. It was concerning to see that 52% of Americans surveyed

believe that our democracy is weaker than in the past.

And when you break that down even further, older Americans, 72% of Americans over the age of 65 say it's weaker.

So in other words, those who have seen the most of our past are most concerned about our present and our future.

Apart from those concerns,

though, we can be optimistic because Americans have a good idea of what they believe needs to

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