Democracy amid Crises av Matthew (Professor of Political Science & Stephen and Mary Baran Chair in the Institutions of Democracy Annenberg Public

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A data-rich analysis of how the four inter-related crises of 2020 ¿ the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic collapse and K-shaped recovery, the clashes over the legacy of racism and policing, and assaults on the legitimacy of democratic institutions (abetted by conspiracy theories) ¿ shaped not only the 2020 election, but also the future of our democracy.The 2020 election cycle was one of the most tumultuous in the nation''s history. Early in the cycle, a global pandemic hit the US, paralyzing much of the economy and raising a multitude of questions about how people would go about voting. Then, beginning in late spring, a series of police brutality cases set off a nationwide wave of protests and civil disturbances related to racial justice concerns. In the final phase, the president of the United States refused to accept the results and incitedhis followers to storm the US Capitol. How did all of these momentous events shape voters'' opinions? And what impact did they have on the outcome?