Do Americans Value Democracy?   A deep dive into the latest survey data on the ideas and attitudes that shape the political conflict in the United States. Spoiler alert: The results aren’t exactly encouraging…   A thread, based on my new piece: thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/do-america...   🧵 1/

Do Americans Value Democracy?

Brace yourselves, this isn’t going to be pretty: A deep dive into the best survey data we have on the ideas and attitudes that shape the political conflict in the United States – Part I

Almost exactly one year before the next presidential election, I reflect on what the 2023 American Values survey unearthed, on what to make of these findings, and how to situate them in the broader context of America’s long-standing struggle over democracy. 2/

well this doesn’t seem good