Americans reject strongman rule, military government – but deep divisions emerge over who should actually run the country
Democracy remains the preferred system for most Americans, but a sizeable minority—particularly Trump voters and those who sat out 2020—show openness to authoritarian alternatives November 7, 2022 – A new U.S. survey finds that while Americans remain overwhelmingly attached to democratic government, large and politically consequential minorities are open to models that weaken or bypass it. Strongman leadership, technocratic rule…