Polling PTSD: Wake Me Up When Our Descent into Fascism Is No Longer Inevitable

At the forefront of this assault on democracy are GOP figures like Donald Trump and JD Vance, whose dangerous rhetoric and policies threaten to push our country to the brink of authoritarianism.

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Polling PTSD: Wake Me Up When Our Descent into Fascism Is No Longer Inevitable

As we trudge through yet another exhausting election cycle, there’s a sense of dread weighing heavily on our collective consciousness.

It’s more than the usual political anxiety — it’s what we might call “Polling PTSD.” Every new poll feels like a countdown to catastrophe, an unsettling reminder that the democratic values we’ve long held dear are under attack.

And at the forefront of this assault on democracy are GOP figures like Donald Trump and JD Vance, whose dangerous rhetoric and policies threaten to push our country to the brink of authoritarianism.

The Psychological Toll of Political Uncertainty

For many of us, there’s a real and growing fear that the very fabric of our democracy is unraveling.