Meanwhile, 44 percent backed the American tradition of competing branches of government as a model, if sometimes “frustrating,” system.

Why would people want to live under an authoritarian’s thumb? It’s rooted, experts say, in a psychological need for security—real or perceived—and a desire for conformity, a goal that becomes even more acute as the country undergoes dramatic demographic and social changes. People also like to obey a strong leader who will protect the group—especially if it is the “right” group whose interests will be protected. Recall the Trump supporter who, during the 2019 government shutdown, complained, “He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting.”

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      They could but that would be wrong since the split is only 4% between the left and right (L-25% and R - 29%).

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        Nope. 48 percent of Republicans, 38 percent of independents, and 29 percent of Democrats.

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          I am literally reading from the article… And even with your numbers democrats are still quite terrible…

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            Dude… I quoted that FROM the article.

            “A PRRI study last October found that 38 percent of Americans (and 48 percent of Republicans, 38 percent of independents, and 29 percent of Democrats) think the country needs a leader who will “break some rules if that’s what it takes to set things right.”

            Stop making shit up.