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A new poll on voting from the Pew Research Center is my pick for the poll of the week. Their politics team has asked Americans whether they think voting is a āfundamental right for every US citizen and should not be restrictedā or a āprivilege that comes with responsibilities and can be limitedā. The poll reveals a wide partisan divide in support for mass democracy for qualified citizens: while 78% of Democrats say voting should be a fundamental right, under a third (32%) of Republicans say the same. Instead, 67% of GOPers think the franchise should be limited if people donāt meet their responsibilities. (The primary legal responsibility for voting, mind you, is citizenship.)
The reason I think this poll is so importaā¦
