Survey: two in three Trump supporters want a president who breaks the rules
The latest American Values Survey finds a deepening polarisation, as Trump diehards stay loyal but fractures appear in the Republican party
David Smith in Washington
@smithinamerica
Tuesday 5 December 2017 15.21 EST
The spectre of “authoritarian” leadership has been raised by a survey that shows two in three Donald Trump supporters think America needs a president willing to break rules in order to set the country right.
The eighth annual American Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) revealed fractures in the Republican party and deepening polarisation in America.
Assaults on government agencies, the judiciary and the media have been a feature of the Trump presidency, prompting critics to draw comparisons with autocrats in Africa, the Middle East and Russia. His strongest supporters do not appear to object.
Some 66% of Republicans classified by the researchers as “Always Trump” agreed that “because things have gotten so far off track in this country, we need a leader who is willing to break some rules if that’s what it takes to set things right”, according to a random sample of 2,019 adults.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/05/republican-trump-supporters-survey-american-values-rule-breaker
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authoritarianism let them move to Russia or another non democratic country. Fuck them.
This is not the America I know based on rule of law and everything our founding fathers who have put in place.
Good Germans aren't they????