Anger, apathy, and despair drive democracy to the brink
Voters are prepared to punish incumbents without liking the alternative. The candidate that voters dislike the least is the one they will likely be voting for—hardly what you can call robust democracy in action.

HALIFAX—Is democracy becoming a form of hope in which people no longer believe?
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