The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 19, 2024

Pew Study Finds 85% of Americans Don’t Think Elected Officials Care About What People Like Them Think – Up 30% since 2000
A Pew Research Center report released in late April finds that Americans are frustrated with their federal government, and say that elected officials don’t care about what “people like them” think.

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Articles & Resources:
Pew Research Center - More than 80% of Americans believe elected officials don’t care what people like them think
Pew Research Center - Money, power and the influence of ordinary people in American politics
Pew Research Center - Views of the U.S. political system, the federal government and federal-state relations

Groups Taking Action:
Open Primaries, Represent.Us, FairVote, American Promise, Issue One

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