Very interesting and important survey. I'm glad to have taken part.
Some of the questions were far too complex for the few simple options available. For example - is Joe Biden a threat to democracy? He, himself, absolutely not - if the Republicans put someone on the ballot other than Trump - well a Republican president right now would be a threat to democracy considering how far right and unhinged they are so in the sense that many people feel they want a younger leader, yes, Biden could be classified as a threat.
Yes. Get your descriptions correct. WE. ARE. NOT. A. DEMOCRACY. Democracy is one of the worst forms of government. We are a Constitutional Representative Republic. It was for this reason that I used the 50% figure on all the graphs about Democracy in America.
Thank you for allowing a white male to express his opinion. A rare occurance indeed.
On the question where I had to decide how many people voted illegally, etc., you should have had an "I don't know" as one of the choices. For other questions, to better understand why a person chose that answer, you should have had a comment comment of "why did you choose this answer".
The United States of America is NOT a Democracy. It is a Represnative Republic STOP calling it a Democracy. Its disingenuous. And dangerous.
The result from the question regarding raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour should not be treated as valid as my total opposition to the increase was based on not beeing anywhere not enough as opposed to being too much. You cannot tell how much of the answer is too much or not enough.
Good survey. However, you must be careful when reading the questions!
We sometimes find people don't always take surveys seriously, instead providing humorous or insincere responses to questions. How often do you do this? Well, I would love to click "Never" but sometimes the only options given are so misrepresentative of reality that I pick the most ludicrous one, but always admit that in the comments.
The US is not a democracy, it is a Constitutional Republic. So stop calling it a democracy. Democracy used by your types is just another word for communism.
US is not a democracy, but a Constitutional Republic. Democracy is mob rule.
Lots of bias built in to this survey and many questions seemed designed to get a particular response. Disappointing.
Some of the questions could be taken in different ways which can skew the results.
These questions were so loosely written that you’ll have lots of room to skew the conclusions. None of the bad actors in the questions change US democracy. They influence the choices voters make, but not our freedom to make them.
Some of the answer choices to the questions drop not account for the hard-right, authoritarian shift of the Republican party. We are one election away from 40s style fascism.
The question about minimum wage was difficult to answer, as I would like to raise the minimum wage, but $10 is too low
The questions and choice of answers were pretty much to the point.
Best poll in a long time - thanks very much.
Obviously, Thomas Jefferson was the 42nd president of the United States. Not the 43rd.😉
America is a Representative Republic, democracy is an incorrect reference to our form of government so my responses can't be as precise as this survey deserves.
Did I miss Book Banning and CRT teaching?
This is the best survey I have ever taken part in on YouGov
I like your attention check/pol. knowledge questions, esp. Jefferson as 43rd president. --Pol. Scientist teaching public opinion in the spring.
nothing confusing,,, only that it seems there is a "both sides" kind of angle to this and I am so tired of polling being done in this manner. The issues are not a both sides issue. The conspiracy theories and untruths are being supported and propagated by the right.
Like taking surveys like this as I feel that they provide information on how some people view politics
Although I find both Trump and DeSantis extraordinary threats to democracy that does not mean I would find all potential GOP candidates a threat to democracy.
The fact that the people conducting the survey don't know what democracy or a republic are lead me to seriously question their qualifications and ethics in this survey. Their results at best will be highly suspect to say nothing of the highly politicized nature of many of the questions. Take for example the question of the "right" to gay marriage, it implies that marriage is a right rather than a religious institution. The question is highly partisan and should bring into question the competency of those conducting the survey.
Clearly laid out and described with sufficient info given on which to base your answer.
Why should anyone have confidence in any survey that is being conducted by individuals associated with a University or any affiliates that have been seriously indoctrinated to Socialism etc since WW1 and then aggressively after WW2 in areas of what to think instead of how to think and to despise anyone that has a different point of view. With that in mind, how could any reasonable thinking persons have any confidence in a survey conducted by indoctrinated and brain dead individuals that will no doubt use whatever information accumulated in this survey to thwart and obstruct that threaten or disagree with indoctrinated self righteousness. Further, the survey also appeared to have be designed to generate a desired outcome
Your questions betray bias. Using the word "standard" is leading. Additionally, America was founded as a Democratic REPUBLIC not a democracy. Phrasing questions the way you did continues to perpetuate the charade that we're a democracy. And where are thr Q's about why we give billions to Ukraine? Could we use THAT money for Healthcare for Americans? Why do we give foreign aid at all? Perhaps so those nations can then donate to "non-profits'" which them donate to US politicians campaigns---and give them cushy jobs Like Hunter at Burisma. And that's how American politicians get rich while in office. THAT stuff is the threat to America.
Many of the questions required me to make inferences about them before responding.
Survey was easy to understand, straightforward.
very impartial survey with many ways to answer
The wording of this survey was off and a little confusing at times.
believe me, my responses are very sincere
The US is a Republic not a Democracy which made it difficult to answer some of the questions. Democracy is facism and never ends well.
First of all, thank you so much for allowing me to respond to this deep, thought-provoking survey!! It was a pleasure, and a much-appreciated brain-cell exercise. To clarify, the one item I researched was the minimum wage in the US in 2022, to confirm my thought that it was under $10; with all the discussion of a $15 minimum wage, and dealing with a lot of US-tech-world chaos -- and because the question was about $10, not $15 -- I was afraid I'd missed something. As to the questions themselves, there were some where additional choices would have helped clarify responses. Re: pre-post Trump era investigations, it was impossible to look just at Garland-special counsel and not consider what state gov'ts (FL) are doing. And re: the Hunter Biden investigation, after the Trump era, while I would want to prosecute anyone in a Presidential family who committed ethics or other violations, in the Biden case (like Clinton's), the aforementioned ones carried had/have outsized political motivation, whereas the Trump investigations have a multifaceted criminal-conduct basis and far more serious international implications. Apologies for length -- and thanks again!!
I wish there had been a back button, since I realized as soon as I clicked next on one question that I had answered the previous question not quite correctly. This was partly because you were inconsistent in which direction you ordered the responses.
The survey was clear. The politics are not.
The questions did not give a choice of unsure, which may or not have influenced the answer. I thought the wording of this survey hard to follow.
Not enough varied options in several questions regarding judgements.
Good survey EXCEPT for the question who I supported more Trump or the Republican Party. I would like to have had the option of "neither" as I don't fall into either group.
no comments because these questions are hard to understand
I was perplexed with some word statements which resulted in me having to look up some words and phases to completely understand what was being asked. No other problems other wise.
Poll flawed at its core, The US is not a "democracy", it is a republic. It is also anti Trump, and I'm no great fan.
Government officials should govern for the people and not plan for the next election and worry about control
Excellent survey, unfortunately you are 2 years to late, all Americans are struggling, many are in a critical state and living hand to mouth, this was not the case under Donald Trump. The media, the last check on our government, they failed us. The US didn't have to be in this situation, we are headed into a period of great suffering in the country and it is to late to change course. The corrupt politicians need to be removed and prosecuted, if we followed the constitution, many politicians would be held as treasonous!!!
America is not a Democracy we are a Constitutional Republic so you might want to reword your questions.
My answers to this are colored byt the abysmal job the Democrats have done in both the O'bama and Biden administration in regards to immigration. Additionally, I find the Biden administration to be totally incompetent. Therefore I am looking for a complete change in the elected and unelected officials in D.C.
A very good survey, Mostly looking for honest answers, not looking to justify a predetermined outcome
It would have been nice on a few questions to elaborate on WHY I selected a particular answer. For example, although Hunter Biden is Joe Biden’s son, he is not an elected official and not active in politics. It is wrong for politicians to investigate him. If he served as an advisor to Biden it would be a different story. And, if he is guilty of a crime then it should be addressed by the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Liberal and conservative are not the only options out there. Many people aren't on that spectrum. Give more choices to be more inclusive.
I had no problems nor were any aspects of the survey confusing for me
I don't like the word Democracy as that word is not in the Constitution of the U.S. The word REPUBLIC is.
I think that a lot of well founded information about how the united states citizens perceive their government and how it is probably influenced by outside forces.
I did not like or understand the questions about "meeting standards" was confusing.
No problems with survey. Answers are based primarily on Last and this year election.
Politics/Government equals people telling other people what is right or wrong meaning that some are more equal than others.
Took a minute to figure out the drop boxes
Most people in Congress are for themself & the greed of money & are not working for the people of this Country
This was a good survey and a good use of my time.
It's too soon after the midterms for me to have formed any strong opinions about Republican presidential contenders, but it was a good, clear survey.
This was an interesting survey. I'd be interested to know the results.
No problems, but sometimes my opinion fell in-between answers.
I found this to be thoughtful in the questions asked
Some of the questions should have either had an unsure or open ended option.
Some i had to choose something but not really like all the options
I didn't have any problems with the survey.
I had no problem and found it interesting, espy the questions on how very candidates would affect democracy
Wished you would have included Supreme Court decisions, and state gerrymandering to secure their chance of winning.
I thought the survey was very much on point to our current national condition. I had no problems with it.
Some of the questions had limited options when answering
It is good, I am just not interested in politics
Asking if something is a threat to democracy is very broad. Some of the things you asked I think would be absolutely terrible for the county, but would actually prove that democracy is working
Yes, it was extremely relevant to today's political concerns in this country.
Yep, This whole survey seems to me that there is a strong push for Ron DeSantis to run for President in 2024 to knock out potential votes for the only man left who has tried to save our country fro Socialism. Plus Joe Biden is the laughing stock in the world today with how dumb he acts . Most Americans know he is mentally compremised and not even the real Joe Biden.
This survey was one of the best I’ve ever had. It was about topics that interest me and are important.
Early on when their survey was asking about how democratic our country is it was unclear to me whether it was meaning Democratic/Republican or Democratic as a society.
Some answers did not completly answer how I felt on some questions.
American "Democracy" is rather vague. If we're referring to the democratic tools used to facilitate our constitutional federal republic, then I have an understanding of "democracy", if not, then I am leary of "democracy", which is mob rule.
a little trouble understanding the question, but just read it twice
You should investigate the election in luzern county, pa. Why they ran out of paper ballots and turned people away and why it was only on local news stations in PA. I did not see any coverage on national news stations. As far as I know they are still counting ballots.
Lock Donald Trump up and throw away the key!
Epstein didn’t kill himself. Biden is destroying our country.
I feel fortunate to have these surveys to express my opinion and interest right now this government is in deep trouble we have people that are in it for self fulfillment
the greatest threat to the American people is election fraud and political corruption. This threat merges with threats from Americas enemies, as Biden, Clintons, McConnell, Romney, Pelosi crime famalies are selling us out to our enemies. There is actual treason at the very top of our government, and the Federal government is weaponized against the people..
Some answer options seem a little shoehorned
The question on election fraud was framed poorly. It asked how much knowledge one has of events. How would I know if any of that happened?
The democratic questions should clarify that we have a Democratic Republic.
You left off a back button to go to next screen
Some of your questions just don't provide answer options that represent my opinion in a way that feels satisfactory (i.e. counting of votes) hence, when I view poll results these days, I'm skeptical of their value. There are always nuances in most answers and those aren't reflected. Instead, polls often make broad sweeping judgments that often label with validity, IMO.
I had no problems with the survey. And it was very interesting. Hope I did well.
Some of the questions could offer 'none of the above ' as an answer.
Interesting survey, would like to see the results.
I looked up to find the year the affordable care act was passed before you snswered that Q. Other than that it was an interesting survey and print a necessary one although the sample will probably give you a skewed response.
Thank you and I "DO" take these surveys seriuosly
The survey was clear, I had no problems.
The schools associated to this survey are noted as very liberal. Me being a conservative makes me wonder if my answers will be part of the survey or will they be tossed into the trash bin.
It was a good survey and I really enjoyed taking it!
It was perfectly clear,sometimes, the answer choices did not match my actual feelings
The United States is not a democracy, we are a representative Republic. Democracy means mob rule.
the poll was asking about democracy in the U. S., the U. S, is not and has never been a democracy. The only modern country that I know of that is a democracy is Switzerland.
You asked yes or no questions but did not make yes or no an option. Instead, you forced me to lie in order to move forward with the survey. I'm referring to the questions about who was voting or trying to vote....
Thank you for letting me participate I'm always honest as possible
The United States is not a democracy it is a constitutional republic. Biden is a criminal and needs to be arrested. All the covid theater with mandates, vaccines that have not been tested should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
I needed time to fully consider each question. I sincerely believe my country is going in the wrong direction and needs to return a moral and family oriented society.
Nice check questions to see if I was paying attention.
I had a hard time answering some of questions as how they were written did not make any sense to me very hard to understand
I only had an issue with one particular question regarding the raising of the minimum wage. It should be raised, but not to the stated $10 per hour, but raised to $15 per hour. The way it is written affected my answer in a negative way and didn't reflect my true feelings on the matter..
It kicked me out to the main screen a few times
Survey's on YouGov are for gathering information an answered to the best of your ability or quit.
why so many fewer questions about liberal/democrats behavior as a threat to democracy as it functions in a republic? since our nation is a republic and not a democracy.
No questions. Just hard to pinpoint exact opinions when nuances can make a difference
I like these political surveys, I think they are important.
No problems at all. The questions were straight forward.
When asking if the united states was democratic , should have been phrased as it is a form of democracy know as a Represntative Republic .
Tricky sequencing of questions, to catch those not paying attention…Looked up who was the 43 president, and what number Thomas Jefferson was…
These issues are important. Thank you. I do think that public opinions are still fickle.
Hunter Biden needs to be investigated because there is a lot that is being hidden in that family
There should be more’ not sure’ or ‘ don’t know answers
Yes some questions do not have neither for an answer
Don’t let Trump use social media for his running
All political surveys are boring and repetative!!!!
Interesting but on some of the questions there should have been a choice of "not sure"
I've had no problems with the study, techicnal or otherwise.
this study was straight forward, clear to read as well understand, nothing confusing.
N/A...I had no problems and didn't find any of the survey confusing.
Take out the word ‘rightful’ when asking if Joe Biden won. A better word to use would be ‘legitimate’. Asking if Joe Biden was the ‘rightful’ winner can make respondents think that you’re asking if it IS RIGHT that he won, rather than what I believe was your intended question in asking if Joe Biden was the legitimate winner of the 2020 election.
My only concern is that the respondents for this survey don't comprise a valid cross-section of the public.
I think "partly" should be replaced with "partially" in the questions.
We live in a Republic not a democracy, otherwise the majority would rule and minorities would not receive the rights that they currently have.
Thanks for finally asking if I'm a true republican or a D. Trump republican, which I am not!!!!!
No comments at this time. Thank you!.....EXCELLENT SURVEY!!
Honesty, kindness and good manners are most important to me. Talk is just ‘noise’.
I did not find it confusing but did find it slightly biased.
I am concerned that my answers will be used against my political party in some negative, or nefarious way.
I used to work on surveys in the past so know how important the information is. I am a Republican only because KY required voters to declare a party in order to vote in the primary. I think all primaries should be at the same time because often the person I wanted has dropped out before our primary takes place.
Was well written with some questions that will catch some who do not take it seriously
I had no issues. Thank you for the opportunity!.
Trump needs to move on and quit thinking he is still relevant at all
I realize that the people that put together will see some favor of Republicans and Donald Trump. The Democrats will do anything to take Trump down ,this man has us on the right track to make us strong and has energy sufficent we didn't have to go anyplace oil. Since then we must depend on others which are hurting us and destroying our greaqt country. Another thing is Trump was Impeached twice and only because the Democrats did this by not telling the truth for many things but after all Mr. Trump was very badely treated for the Democrats , nobody from the people who lied to certain judges have never even been named Very unfair
The questions on “voters” should be separate from questions on “ballots”. I do not believe every ballot counted was cast by a single and distinct person. I believe we have a serious election fraud issue that is entirely separate from voter issues. There is no way to express this in your responses. Also, I do not believe Trump would be “allowed” to win in 2024 even if he had 200 million votes or more. There is no way for him to win with the degree of election manipulation occurring. The “desired” candidate will be selected, not elected.
The question with the degrees were hard to tell what I was choosing answer. I am blind and use a screen reader. It was hard t
The United States of America is a REPUPLIC, not a democracy. Get your questions right.
I have no further comments on this survey.
Beginning questions did not stipulate of the adult voters were eligible to vote and made it sees like all adults
"When reason has nothing to do with why people hold their beliefs, reason is powerless to change them."
I cannot wait until 2024 to get our country back on track and replace bozo biden
The democrats are evil , they want a socialist government and will do anything to make it happen
I appreciated the questions in this survey.
Nevada and Arizona are Corrupt states when it comes tpo counting ballots.
Questions sometimes are too bias and or misleading
If everybody is not treated equally under our laws then we have no democracy.
Theme of the survey is very relatable. there was nothing confusing in the ad.
I didn’t have any problems & I knew that Merrick had assigned a special investigator prior to this survey!
No problems. Good survey and good directions.
Registered as GOP as state Democratic Party doesn’t run candidates and we have closed primaries. Better use of my vote to block the nazi-sympathizers in a gop primary than an uncontested race
It was interesting and I had no problems.
Survey was well prepared and created a thought process before ansering the questions
VERY WELL CONFIGURED SURVEY. NO PROBLEMS TECHNICAL CONFRONTED IN ITS DEVELOPMENT.
this was a informing survey and I enjoyed doing it
Arizona's and California's mail in ballot system is extremely suspect for taking two weeks to count. All elections should be counted within 24 hours of the closing of ballots. Also eliminate mail in voting
Like surveys about current relatable events.
I like this survey but I don't like a lot political
No problems. I understand that this was a 'housekeeping' measure. Good idea.
I think in some of the questions we should have been able to answer not sure
The word democracy does not belong in this survey. We are a Representative Republic. Untrue and Biased Democrat talking point.
We are not a Democracy, we are a Republic.
After Trump didn't win 2 years ago I am no longer voting. It showed me how messed up the system is. I don't know if I will ever vote again. I am lessing my interest in the politics. Trump should have won. God didn't make mistakes. If you were born a boy, your a boy. Insurance pays 100 percent of surgery. I have no dental insurance so my teeth need attention. I am disabled and worked 2 jobs most of my life for this. Way to go. Maybe Nancy Poliski can pay for my teeth and retire.
just wonder how my answers will be "interpreted."
If this country does not get turned around shortly, we will no longer have a republic!
Finally, a survey with clear and unambiguous answer choices
I love surveys that try to catch you giving false answers lol
No problems. Big issues that you did not mention that are affecting true democracy in U.S. are: gerrymandering and the Electoral College - get rid of both!
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is NOT a democracy but is a REPUBLIC
There were a few questions that I feel should have had an option of "other" with brief explanation. Particularly when asking if candidates should concede the results of an election. They should 100% if the election is truly legitimate. The way the questions were asked did not allow the possibility of vote fraud causing a candidate to not concede.
No issues thank you for allowing me to participate
Some of the questions may have been answered the same although the reasoning behind that answer may be different. I cannot remember which one now but an example is I think that many peoples’ votes did not count do to extreme gerry meandering, not due to illegal ballots being cast
I’m from Alabama @ feel our state has fair elections. If I was from California, etc., I would not feel that way. The states vary as to responsible
I did not experience any problems with the survey.
The United States of America is a Republic, not a democracy.
I really wish journalists and academia would five up the overuse and misapplication of the term "democracy." Democracy is not a virtue. There is no virtue to be found in achieving a popularity of 50% +1 or better. I see this use of this term as indicating a partisan alignment.
It was confusing because I already voted in the 2020 election for Biden
Our country is in trouble. I hope someone reports these surveys accurately.
The best one yet. I hope folks are not as crazy as I believe they are.
Modern Republicans are America's version of The Taliban
I found this survey very interesting in the what if department.
I thought this is one of the best surveys considering the state of the U.S.
Thank you for the survey. I hope that these include more about the experience of poverty in the USA, and how gerrymandering destroys democracy. One person, one vote, that is the way it should be. Sadly, because of districting, people living in more populated areas don't count as much as those living in less populated areas.
I believe you would find the why of some answers to be enlightening should be added
these are great questions, maybe lots of people lie but it get it nowhere so I tend to say the truth even if it hurts
Why was the question about Thomas Jefferson included?
No problems. There will never be enough answer options. The choice of 5 responses does not allow for all the inbetweens.
I thought the questions were somewhat repetitive.
No, nothing was confusing. I managed to follow the survey quite alright.
Very interesting and to the point of how much the democracy in America is failing it’s original goals. It appears as if the government is forgetting what the Constitution means to democracy. Political parties have lost how to govern honestly.
I had to reread questions a few times to make sure I understood the question. I also found it frustrating with some of the choices to respond to. I wish I had the opportunity to explain why I chose what I chose from the choices.
I feel there was a few “baited” questions
Had no problems. Thanks for the opportunity.
I wish I could have answered neither agree or disagree on some of the questions.
This is an incredibly biased survey. With silly gotcha questions. No one thinks that Thomas Jefferson was the 43rd President of the US. Describing anything as a threat to democracy is an obvious indication of who wrote this survey. It is inexcusable that social media and the FBI worked together to hide the true story of Hunter Biden’s laptop and his father’s actual foreign influence while the he paid Russian spies to lie about Trump- A man I did not vote for in 2016, and still do not like- and hope we move on from. But when an Alzheimer’s patient is in charge of the nation, normal people start to question who is running the show
There should be questions and statements that factor in other political topics such as electoral reform, diversifying the electorate with more parties holding higher office, reforming the Supreme Court, etc.
The Thomas Jefferson question was pretty funny(conidering I'm half asleep.)
Good survey, thank you for hearing my voice;
The term "Democratic" is a complex concept that you have grossly simplified in this survey. The United States is a "Republic" that is currently not fully understood by its citizens.
The media is now an arm of the left side of the aisle. It is not an unbiased reporting of events
No comment it was pretty straight forward
The GOP has decided to destroy democracy in a power grab for themselves.
Some of the questions about politics and federal pay were confusing because I do not follow those things
I have been both Democrat and Republican. I dislike them both as sellouts to the people. They seem to want to stick to the doctrine, rather than admit, that they govern all people and the solution should be palatable to most of us. Example: as any time in the past 50 years, Congress could have passed a federal law or pushed a constitutional amendment regarding abortion. I believe they did not because BOTH sides preferred to raise money from donors to "fight for their side." Why not develop an implant for men, not just women (and let's subsidize that- I hear is $250, which is a bargain). ?
Survey was fine. Except you use the term gender when you mean sex in the personal questions.
I try to answer the questions honestly not from a political party
I John Tyler didn’t get my points from Wednesday survey ( blend51@verizon.net)
I can't think of any specific examples. Politics in general are often difficult for me to understand.
I looked up certain words that I didn’t understand while reading through the questions. I also couldn’t remember who Kamala Harris was.
no problems questions made me think a little which is good
Trump has been investigated every year since 2016. 90% of all elections than go longer to determine are won by Democrats. Then you aren’t allowed to question the results. That’s ridiculous
Garland did the right thing, but Barr could not to be trusted, imo. The AG is appointed by the President, if the President doesn't have integrity, can we really believe he'll appoint an AG that has integrity? Trump could not be trusted, therefore Barr could not be trusted. Nor do I trust the 3 Supreme Court judges that Trump added.
Interesting survey. I like the repeat of questions on different scales.
I used to think that the person taking the survey should be able to answer in their own words, but after serious thought I'm afraid it would render the survey useless
Some wording was obviously aimed at respondents with specific political leanings.
No part of this survey was confusing and I experienced no problems
do not know political police but do believe it was fair ..assessment of what i know..
This survey is leaning toward the Republican side more, making statements less than 10 with the choice of zero. Not asking about other little know possible candidates.
Most questions seemed to be written from a partisan perspective.
The only way to impact changes to American democracy is to remove money from the political process. Today only the people who have an influence on the way laws are passed are billionaires and corporate lobbyists.
Yes I disagreed that the minimum wage should be 10$ because I think it shoud be considerably more.But this choice was not an option
Why was the minimum wage question set at $10 instead of the much more common $15? This seems like a way to skew the answers for those who support $15.
Sometimes with surveys my thoughts or preferences are constrained by the way questions are asked or the limited responses available. Sometimes I feel this is done to support a certain narrative and/or shows bias in the survey. This survey seemed to have those aspects on a few questions and I would be interested to see how the survey was used or portrayed when finished. Is this information available?
Great Britain is not a country. You have confused it with the United Kingdom.
Not confusing. It was all clear. I can't believe this survey participated in elevating the narrative that Hunter Biden's laptop is somehow a threat to democracy.
Minimal technical issue with the number line ratings
I would like to be able to see the results
If Biden is not checked SOON, I have a real fear that we will be engulfed in a war that another, more aware, and less compromised, leader, could prevent.
The survey was not confusing, and I had no problems. The questions were interesting.
A bit of conflict with the comparison between candidates Doug Mastriano and Kari Lake as those two ran under two different states with different election laws. On top of that Mastriano has already conceded to the narrow loss, though it would have been nice if a thorough audit of the vote count was made out of precaution. However, Arizona has some significant issues with around 10% of voting machines in Maricopa County having errors, videos involving threats of arrest if votes were not certified in another county, footage of several individuals dropping off numerous ballots that could potentially count as ballot harvesting (depending on state election laws), and one poll worker on camera telling a person to vote Democrat because he did not have any staff for individuals who wanted to vote Republican. Currently Arizona is in a mess and currently trying to resolve some of the election issues, but it is unlikely to restore any confidence in a significant portion of the state's population.
I take my time very serious I try to be the best person I can be everyday cause u can't hide from God
I wanted to write in why I chose some of my answers.
Trump should be in jail but instead he is always giving what he should not be allowed to have. I do think if Trump does not go to jail and is allowed to run it will be the end of Democracy in the United States of America
SEEMS LIKE WE KEEP TAKING THE SAME SURVEY
It is amazing to me that some people in this country think the way they do. I wonder if this extremism would have been possible before the Internet? Could the lies being told by the far right extremists have gained any traction prior to there being an ability to disseminate lies immediately to the general public?
I LOVED THIS SURVEY! For example, when you asked about the elections in Nevada, I know for a fact that they were crooked because a friend is a dentist there and he told me the culinary union in Las Vegas strong armed all the illegal aliens who work in the hotels and casinos to vote Democrat, and that's why that Laxalt guy lost, because he's a native Nevadan.
I like that it did not require narrative answers
When answering "neither agree or disagree" it is because there are always extenuationg circumtances which would make any other answer incoreect
I thought this was very interesting to me
Wish more you Gov surveys were like this, less brand questions more political ones
Some of the questions could’ve been answered better if we had a Domnot know category
Most relevant survey I've ever taken through YouGov. Good job.
Hard to answer when not really following the politics
The questions about how often something happened during the election needed a don't know option
Did not have any problems. I just started to google who the 43rd POTUS was but chose not to.
The United States of America is a constitutional republic. We elect representatives to government that we feel will do their best to insure constitutional rights are enforced. However, the current administration
Not much. Simple political questions that made me think about the voting system.
Wondering just who it is you are preferring for 2024 - DeSantis or Biden.
I experienced a number of technical problems, had to refresh my browser multiple times
Make the questions simpler and easier to understand
University of chicago sucks as does chicago
bring down the horizonal categories as you scroll down th questions,
N/A. This survey was well conducted and to me, unbiased.
I only checked to see who Ron Desantis was.
Tech issue with sliding scale. Too sensitive touch and had to go back multiple times to register my opinion.
I enjoyed the survey thanks for letting me give you my feedback
Excellent Survey, TYVM for the opportunity
I worry about the future of our democracy, particularly is either Trump or DeSantis is elected.
I have stated this many times, YouGov has the best surveys and covers all forms of issues. This is probably the best one ever. I am not one to hold back on my opinions and I really enjoyed this survey.
I find it most helpful when questions are brief and written to be clear to the average reader. Some of these questions read a bit "academic."
There is a fine line in the division between using the term “somewhat” pro or con…
I dont know much about politics so some questions I was unsure if answer
About treat the elections and the winner ff the elections
Some of the wording didnt make a lot of sense
No problems, everything went good thank you.
some answers can be misinterpreted such as “raising the minimum wage to $10” and disagreeing because it should be raised much more, also having only liberal or conservative as options isn’t enough
I really enjoyed taking the survey and the fact that I was able to express my perspective and politics and how America is functioning nowadays.
No problems with the survey. I just think public opinion in the U.S. is swayed by the media's influence and we don't always get straight news. Forming my own opinion is often difficult in light of this media bias and filtering of the news.
As much as people would like to think otherwise...the United Staes is NOT, I repeat...NOT a democracy. We are in fact a Constitutional Republic. Democracy is, in essence, 'mob rule".,t
There was one question where the survey needed to be refreshed. Dud not change any answers but did need refreshed.
This was a long survey for the compensation!
Male & Female = sex, not gender. You should update your language choices.
Excellent survey, very interesting and informative
I think a few questions should have had an answer of "not sure", but I answered to the best of my ability.
Education question does not include technical schools and are biased or maybe just ignorant.
I had some trouble understanding some of the answers. And the only thing I looked up online was the Thomas Jefferson thing but only after I answered it. I was honestly curious which number he was but I knew it was 2-5.
I liked the 'deeper dive' for a few questions and answers and it gave me more confidence in my responses. There is more deeper dives for some of these that also could and should be explored.
There's a difference between politics and patriotism
Sometimes I felt the options did not give me to align the choice with my actual opinion.
Asking if I agree to an amount is tricky…I disagree the minimum wage should be raised to $10 because I believe $15 is more appropriate
It was very good. I liked being included in the political scene. This was an exceptional survey. Plus, it was quite fun.
the super rich need to be taxed, like back to pre-reagan or reagan era rates!
No problems, but if seeking to measure policy polarization through questions about policy stances the question about minimum wage may be problematic. For example I said I do not support a 10 dollar minimum wage because I think the minimum wage should be tied to production and thus be at least 15/hr
Some of the question could have given more context perhaps
Idk a whole lot about the special counsel maybe include a lil info
I do not agree with the a priori assumption, that democracy equals good or that democratic equals good.
There are other question here that I'm not sure if I answer them right cuz I'm not aware of them and don't have idea.
Insincere or humorous answers to questions? Thomas Jefferson was the 43rd President?
This is embarrassing but I didn't know anything about the person appointed by Merrick Garland
No problems taking the survey. I will say that some of the questions about agree/disagree scale were on *factual* matters, meaning it shouldn't be a matter of agreeing or disagreeing (e.g. that the US is led by a Prime Minister, or Jefferson being the 43rd President), but I can see where those questions are useful for gauging political and historical engagement.
A few, the ideological spectrum of Liberal to Conservative is deeply flawed as it excludes the Left, and no "Very Liberal" is not Left. And the specific policy question seemed flawed as well, for example raising taxes on those making over $250k. Yes, they should be raised, but the balance the budget? No. The budget is a fugazy. Taxes should be raised to provide material goods and services to the citizens of the nation. There were others, but I didn't take notes, Obamacare was one. Yes, it should be repealed, but as part of nationalizing the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
Not at all, but I did find some of the questions leading
It was certainly a survey that I took very seriously due to the threat at our door with Trumps announcement to run again.. It also allowed me to see how much I have started to distrust our system. All due to Trump and his influence.To date what he has been allowed to get away with is unbelievable.
I always try to answer the questions honestly to the best of my knowledge
I didn't know I could look up info. Some of the people or situations I didn't recognize.
I LIKE MORE SURVEYS ABOUT THIS TITLE..THANK YOU SO MUCH!
What difference does it make what number president that Jefferson was?
It was a straightforward survey, nothing was confusing.
I don't always know enough about a topic to give my best response. I would like an option to select when that happens, like "I do not know enough about this topic"
Nothing at this time but there were very good questions and I hope nobody messes anything up so we can take this seriously
When asking some of the questions, you should refer to “citizens” as “Legal citizens!” Big difference.
Too much nuance in some questions ie “threat to democracy”
This is an excellent survey with important questions! Loved it.
Minimum wage question should be phrased as "at least $10 per hour" because it's difficult to answer correctly. Also, wording on ACA question makes it difficult to answer for people who want Single Payer.
Options for "this won't affect the U.S.'s meeting of the standard" would be nice. I don't think many of the items on this survey have much ability on their own to change the nation's overall standing, barring actual violence over outcomes.
I hate Donald Trump and the rampant racism and income inequality of the usa
Our country is on the downslide and needs help ASAP!
My MA is in Anthropology. I strongly believe in the use of surveys for data acquisition and provide serious answers.
I loved the introspection on democracry. I hope their are more surveys that question the roles of America.
The answers choice distorted the result, it drive the result crew left or right. The normal distribution will not represent the objective purpose. It omitted a significant portion of idea that fall in between . I think the study is poor design at least for question answer set up or may be it the purpose of designer. I don't think the study would present a reliable result , it will be not too hard to manipulate the result
Always fun to take a survey for an actual, academic project. Thanks for including me!
The minimum wage should be MORE than $10 an hour. The only option that was given was $10.
I always answer truthfully but sometimes the questions are biased and sometimes the answer is "I don't know" but is not provided to be checked off.
Some answers are open to interpretation. For instance I would love for the ACA to be repealed if and only if it was replaced with universal health care.
I thought some questions were awkwardly worded and could have stated the question more directly.
I enjoy politics and learning new information.
Nothing was confusing or problematic. The survey was pleasant to fill out.
Prefer the political surveys vs surveys of retail
I won't waste my time, nor yours, by providing "humorous" answers to these survey questions.
It was more interesting to me than most surveys
The United States is not a democracy and was never intended to be one.
The biggest threat to democracy is unequal application of law and media propaganda
I appreciate that the survey seemed unbiased.
Great survey and enjoyed the opportunity.
Best survey I have ever taken no need to change anything about it.
i tried to give my honest thoughts into every survey
I actually think the federal minimum wage should be raised to $20/hr or above.
My iPad is semi freezing at times but it's most likely my issue. I had to look up which president Jefferson was :-/
No problems or issues with survey, however Donald Trump and the majority of the Republican Party should be in prison.
Good survey. The future of the GOP seems to be up in the air.
The United States was founded as a representative constitutional republic. Not a democracy
It would be helpful for there to be definitions
Nothing was confusing, very clear questions.
Money interesting survey yet! Keep ‘em coming!
You caught me just for a second with that 43rd President question;)
the survey failed to address the REAL reason our democracy is almost dead and will continue to decline - the citizens united decision. as long as bribery of congress by corporate "persons" is protected as "free speech" there is no hope that our government will ever again function in a truly representative manner.
I really couldn't answer for other countries that I do not know about
While I disagreed that the minimum wage should be raised to $10, that was because I believe it should be raised higher than $10 not because I believe it should be lower. I feel like it was a poorly written question that could sway the results and change people's minds on what should happen to the minimum wage.
To clarify the "not taking surveys seriously" question: I am not necessarily above responding humorously to surveys, but I don't remember the last time I did
Left vs right, not liberal vs conservative
I strongly disagree with the min wage being raised to $10 because that is far too low.
Yes Jefferson was not the 43rd just quickly answered as I don't know exactly which number president he is you usually allow a go back button and answered without thinking
no ... I am really sorry for my use of searching for information
I almost looked up Jefferson's Presidential number, but 43 seemed far too high to be true.
I always take survey seriously. The last question was worded weird
For questions where there is a spectrum, there should always be a neutral option
Went good, the democrats are trying to take over the country illegally.
The questions were all understandable and simple.
A reach by woke,politically left leaning academia to alter surveys to meet their thoughts that the republican party is a bunch of right wing conspiracy theory zealots to go along with the left leaning majority of media's impression of a majority of the republican party
I'm interesting enjoy having fun with this survey
Mandatory ID, Paper Ballots, limited Mail in ballots.Democrats have corrupted the fair election process. They can no longer win without cheating. I know. I was a Democrat most of my life.
For a few of the questions there were no answers that really fit my views.
I don't watch the news that much so when you makes survey about the president and democracy sometimes it can be confusing of you don't follow it
The US is not now and never has been a democracy. So why all the questions about "protecting our democracy?" That wording is a give away to your bias. Poor research design, or total lack of outside review of your questionnaire.
I had no problems, but I am uneducated when it comes to politics.
Clarification: A nomination of Joe Biden for president would be a threat to democracy in my view not as a result of any action he would undertake, but his seeming lack of ability or desire to meet the challenges to democracy republicans. Also the prosecution of Trump would radicalize his base further and the current infighting within the Republican party between DeSantis and Trump is to the benefit of the democrats. Prosecuting Trump and eliminating him from the running would be to the detriment of the Democrats.
Some of the questions were difficult to answer but i sure tried my best. These surveys i take very seriously and are very important pertaining our government. Thank you for the participation in these surveys.
No problems. Enjoyed it, although did feel a little dumb that I couldn’t figure out which president Jefferson was lol. Cut out of school during history class my sophomore year…
No problems, love surveys like these. It's good to know what way the country is leaning.
I did not know what voter intended meant, so I assumed its definition in my responses. Add a brief explanation as to what that is next time :]
Some of the questions about candidates I’m unfamiliar with were confusing
No the survey was fine and the questions were interesting due to politics.
The US is bleeding money and yet another lawsuit against Trump! It's ridiculous using tax payer money for the Democrats political agenda. Stop already!!!
I really enjoyed it, I love to comment about the country, the government, president, and the situation in the country
no comments on this survey that was confusing
The questions are missing the opportunity to say "this is wrong" for your silly answers.
You're getting an incomplete view of participants opinions, by not acknowledging that "government" includes one party trying to govern, and another that vocally wants the US government destroyed. That affects many questions here.
The survey was easy to understand and well structured.
There were a few questions i ddnt fully understand & ddnt give the option to be unsure...i had to pick a "yes or no” answer not knowing what it meant therefore this survey may have false results
greetings to my grandma, i'm going to do the headlines :)
non of the above, neither, other are always good choices for answers on every question
I’d just like to state for the record that cutting welfare programs to reduce the budget deficit. Reduction of the deficit must happen by a reduction in the Department of Defense budget.
I encountered no problems while taking the survey. It was straight forward and unbiased which is always a plus
I think you address a lot of concerns to all Americans
Some of the wording was slippery, but that's to be expected.
I'm glad references to previous responses were provided in questions where my response to an earlier question was relevant
I would love to see the results of this survey
I really enjoyed all the political questions
Your questions about vote counting do not get the heart of the issue surrounding election illegitimacy. The issue is the use of mass mail-in voting and ballot harvesting so that election outcome are now being determined by the least interested and least informed voters, i.e., those that would not vote in person.
I guessed on the 43rd president question I’m not sure which one it was or even what number is in office now
It was very enjoyable and easy to get through
I just couldn't remember which president Jefferson was lol thats horrible!
Some of the questions were summed up too much when my views are more nuanced
The wording on the first series of questions was confusing.
The questions about whether Kari Lake and Mastriano should acknowledge defeat were worded in a confusing way. I almost picked the opposite of my opinion before rereading a few times.
The USA is a Republic not a Democracy. This is pretty basic grammar school level information.
The American people hear that DJT is evil, a rapist, a traitor, a criminal, because the media only concentrates on propaganda and lies about #45. None of the 100’s of fake news stories are valid, yet this is the propaganda the majority of the people hear. It is tyrannical & extremely miss leading.
Wish there was more questions with options to give no or neutral opinion
I would like to see a definition of "democracy" as you use it. Some terms are not clarified, so I have to guess at how to answer. Also, I'd like to see more possibilities to answer "uncertain."
For one question I selected Moderate middle of the road only because I had to make a selection. I do not consider myself moderate liberal or conservative because all of these labels come with very convoluted connotations and ideals that I believe are deliberately divisive and weaponized against the people they are attached too.
I wish there was an N/A or Not Sure option for all questions.
An option "I don't know" or "Not sure" would be helpful sometimes. In some questions, I was forced to give an opinion choosing an answer while I'd rather say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure".
It was fine. Nothing confusing enough to report.
Hey guys I just wanna let y'all know that I'm a black female in America. basically I'm their biggest threat. So when it come to these politic things, I don't engage in it to have full knowledge but I am still affected by it regardless. All my answers are as serious as my race
I appreciate forthright questions and some of these seemed leading.
It was very interesting and I want alot of surveis
I hope the customer finds the data correct.
I was confused with some of the questions.
i struggled with comprehending how the new information would have affecting my answer to the last few (same) questions
nothing to say just that is good point to spot light
Does the US meet the standard of " taking Trump to court"? How am I supposed to see that as a good or bad standard?
Super straightforward survey. Was very transparent. Instructions and requests were very clear. Made it much easier to be as accurate and honest as possible.
I did not know the significance of the Jack Smith information until the last questions in the survey, thank you for reasking the question with more information so I could answer it more accurately.
I disagree with raising the minimum wage to $10 because it should be higher. To address decades of inflation, closer to $25/hour.
I would like to know a little bit more information on specific polítical candidates
The survey is with no error and no confusion
Is the new special counsel bad? Any investigation is good investigation, no?
Had no problem I enjoy taking YouGov survey helps me learn more
We are a democratic republic, not a democracy.
The random questions seemed like trick questions - who was the 43rd president - so I put a neutral response because I didn't care to look it up.
Stop referring to gay and lesbian people as “gays and lesbians”. Just ask if people of all sexual orientations should be allowed to marry. Which the answer is still a resounding yes.
Some questions were hard to answer because I don’t know much about the political figure in question
The survey was interesting and educative
No comment I didn't have any problem I didn't have any problems.
I think the topics of this survey required more explanation and context, they're more nuanced than simply a degree of agree or disagree.
This survey assumes that I care about or want to preserve American democracy. I don't - democracy is a sham, tyranny by majority, and the notion that anyone but myself should have any say in my affairs is patently absurd. I reject all forms of government absolutely.
Well it's mostly the fact that I'm not really all of that fond with politics, even in America, as an American myself. I really don't keep up with these kinds of things about what's going on in the states. Only parts that are most important to me and not as stressful in my life.
no problems in the survey, the survey is awesome.
I have no issues with this survey. Twas quite delightful
I feel it was a good survey asking good questions, I like the are you paying attention question with Thomas Jefferson
A survey of retired people has indicated that most are independent and enjoying life
Surveys like this matter because not all the time do citizens get to speak on our behalf
It was kind of confusing but only because I pay very little attention to politics.
Don't follow politics so my answers maybe wrong