US Democracy Struggles to Regain Strength, Experts Warn

A new survey by the nonpartisan democracy-tracking project Bright Line Watch has revealed that the health of American democracy has stabilized at a diminished state, following a sharp decline in the previous year. The findings suggest that the erosion of democratic norms detected after Donald Trump's return to the White House has hardened into a new baseline, with the public holding a dim view of the American political system, albeit with stark partisan divisions.

The Bright Line Watch researchers, who survey hundreds of US scholars at American colleges and universities, have observed that the democratic health of the country has stabilized, but at levels well below those recorded at any point before the start of Trump's second term. This suggests that the damage inflicted on American democracy during the previous administration has taken a significant toll, and the road to recovery may be a long and arduous one.