Poll: Americans Disappointed with American Democracy Target | American | Disappointment
Beijing, July 14th (Xinhua) - A public opinion survey released by American media on the 13th showed that Americans are disappointed with American style democracy, believing that laws and policies do not fully represent public opinion, and that the democratic and republican parties are fighting for their respective interests.
The Public Affairs Research Center, jointly founded by the Associated Press and the National Center for Public Opinion at the University of Chicago, surveyed over 1200 people in late June. The results show that 49% of respondents believe that American democracy performs poorly, 40% think it's average, and only 10% think it's very good.
On February 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C., after President Trump delivered his State of the Union speech in Congress, Democratic Speaker of the House Pelosi tore up a copy of the speech.
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71% of survey respondents believe that laws and policy formulation should reflect the will of the majority of Americans, but less than half of them believe that this is the actual situation. About two-thirds of the respondents believe that the government's policies on immigration, economy, fiscal spending, abortion, and gun control do not reflect the wishes of the majority of Americans; More than half of the surveyed individuals hold this view on policies related to healthcare and the environment.
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53% of respondents believe that Congress has done a poor job in upholding democratic values; Only 16% of people hold the opposite view. "Given our economic situation, I don't think they are doing well," said Michael Brown, 45.
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Brown claims to be a moderate Republican. He said that when he was in high school, he learned that a US presidential candidate could still become president with the advantage of electoral votes, even if they did not receive a majority of votes. Since then, he has believed that American democracy does not live up to its name.
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Now, Brown is particularly disappointed with Congress because the focus of the members of parliament does not align with the wishes of the people. He said, "They fight and fight for things that have nothing to do with the economy." The Republican led House of Representatives investigated the son of a Democratic president, but "what does that have to do with us?"
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