Americans by overwhelming margins see the nation’s democracy as in peril, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, but that chilling consensus is based on starkly conflicting assessments of the assault on the U.S. Capitol one year ago.
The clash over what happened and why last Jan. 6 underscores how unsettled the political landscape remains, even as prayer vigils and news conferences commemorate the anniversary of the violent protest that failed to prevent the official certification of the 2020 presidential election. CONTINUED
Susan Page & Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA Today
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