US Democracy Is At Risk Of Failing, According To 64% Of Americans

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🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The sentiment is felt most acutely by Republicans, two-thirds of whom wrongly believe that "voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election." That's according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll out Monday. A majority of Republicans and Democrats alike reject political violence, while more than 1 in 5 respondents say violence is sometimes justified to protect democracy or American culture and values.

This episode: demographics and culture correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, national correspondent Joel Rose, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Sam in Toki Toki Grande, Brazil.
0:04.0	Unlike my regular morning routine of listening to the Empire Politics podcast,
0:08.0	I'm currently soaking up the sun and listening to the beautiful bird calls in the morning.
0:13.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:15.0	...to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 3rd, 2022.
0:18.0	Wow, an exotic remote worker maybe.
0:21.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:23.0	but I will still be trying to soak up as much sun as possible
0:26.0	before heading back to Chicago in a few days.
0:29.0	Okay, enjoy the show.
0:35.0	Oh, it's all over.
0:37.0	Meanwhile, we've gotten our what foot of snow here in DC today.
0:41.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:43.0	I'm Danielle Kurtzleben, I cover demographics and culture.
0:46.0	I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent.
0:49.0	And we have a guest today, Joel Rose, of NPR's National Team.
0:52.0	Hey Joel.
0:53.0	Hi.
0:54.0	Alright, so we are talking about a poll today.
0:56.0	A poll we get as we approach the anniversary of last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol,
1:01.0	which was, of course, a violent manifestation of Trump oilist belief in the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
1:07.0	A year later, the country remains divided, but this new NPR Ipsos poll shows broad agreement on one thing
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