Public sees democracy getting weaker

Newsweek - A majority of Americans see democracy in the United States as weak and even more believe it's getting weaker, according to a new poll.

Fifty-five percent of Americans said democracy in the United States was currently “weak,” a poll from The Democracy Project released Tuesday found. An even larger majority, 68 percent, said they believe democracy in the U.S. is “getting weaker.” The poll found a notable partisan divide over opinions on the state of democracy. While 79 percent of Democrats said democracy is getting weaker, only 47 percent of Republicans said the same.