American political behavior firmly outside the norm for consolidated democracies

Our expert survey results in May-June 2018 demonstrate significantly increased threat levels compared to April, with ratings worsening on all six dimensions of democratic performance. …

The results give us clear reasons to be concerned about the future of American democracy. May and June saw increases in threat levels across all dimensions, reinforcing a near-consensus that American democracy has weakened over the last 10 years and is now outside the norm for consolidated democracies, especially in rhetoric, media freedom, elections, and executive constraints. CONT.

Michael K. Miller (GWU), Authoritarian Warning Survey