Voters Support Elections That Produce Problem-Solving Politicians

by 
Connor Sandagata
Senior Fellow, Public Opinion
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Voters believe the current system produces too much partisanship. Rainey Center conducted survey research to understand how voters think about American democracy. We find that voters across the partisan spectrum believe that election winners should have the support of a majority of voters and that all voters should be able to participate in primaries. We also find that voters would like to see less extremism in American politics