Post by University of California, Berkeley

A strong majority of California voters — including Democrats, Republicans and those with no party preference — agree that candidates for president and for California governor should set defense of democracy and voting rights as a top priority, according to a recent poll from the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley (IGS). “These results suggest that California voters broadly want their state’s leaders to prioritize protecting democracy and voting rights,” said UC Berkeley political scientist Eric Schickler, the co-director of IGS and the lead author of the new poll report. “The concern that American democracy is under threat has evidently gotten voters’ attention and created the expectation that state officials will respond accordingly.” Other findings include: - 80% of likely voters said that “defending democracy and protecting voting rights” was very important -74% of registered voters said democracy and voting rights are an important priority - Only 27% of registered voters believe that state leaders are “doing enough to defend democracy “These numbers tell us that California voters are worried about what’s at stake,” said Dora Rose, deputy director of the non-partisan League of Women Voters of California. “They have recently witnessed the Supreme Court limiting federal voting rights protections and executive orders that could destabilize elections. With fewer federal protections, the responsibility now falls to the states.” Full story on UC Berkeley News: https://lnkd.in/g_J3xv-d #Elections #California #Primary #Democracy