The best antidote to hot takes is hard data, and the latest Daily Kos/Civiqs poll is here with your cure. This survey of 1,378 registered voters was conducted online from Oct. 30-Nov. 2 and reveals that 88% of Americans are dissatisfied with the state of democracy in our country. While 53% of Americans think their quality of life now is as good or better than it was at the beginning of the year, they remain dissatisfied with major aspects of daily life, especially the prices of gasoline (78% dissatisfied), consumer goods (75% dissatisfied), and health care and health insurance (57% dissatisfied). Americans are also broadly dissatisfied with the current state of racial relations (63% dissatisfied), the amount of money they have saved (59% dissatisfied), and the gap in wealth between the rich and everyone else (58% dissatisfied). Read more