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ID186676
Title ProperProspects for Democratic Breakdown in the United States
Other Title Information Bringing the States Back In
LanguageENG
AuthorGrofman, Bernard
Summary / Abstract (Note)The greatest threat of democratic breakdown stems from the federal structure of the US Constitution and from false claims of election fraud with the potential for state- or congressional- level reversals of popular vote outcomes. The potential for such a breakdown was revealed by the events of January 6, 2021, with tens of millions of voters still believing in the big lie and the repetition of that lie by legislators and government officials. It is exacerbated by hyperpolarization, minoritarian control caused by partisan gerrymandering for state legislative districts and in the US House, malapportionment in the US Senate, and the highest likelihood of Electoral College reversals of popular vote outcomes in more than a century. Democratic breakdown is also made more likely by recent legislation that makes it easier for legislators in some gerrymandered states to reverse the outcomes of the popular vote in their states.
`In' analytical NotePerspectives on Politics Vol. 20, No.3; Sep 2022: p.1040 - 1047
Journal SourcePerspectives on Politics 2022-09 20, 3
Key WordsUnited States ;  Democratic Breakdown