(The Center Square) – About half of Americans are confident about the future of democracy in the U.S., but nearly two-thirds say the country is not living out its founding principles, according to a recent poll.
The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll surveyed more than 2,500 registered voters, asking them how confident they were about democracy’s future and how well America's founding principles were being practiced today. A total of 63% indicated ‘not too well’ or ‘not well at all,’ though more still believed in democracy’s future than not (47% to 44%).
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