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Poll: Americans' wish list for new Congress shows frustration with political systems

At least one in four Americans, regardless of party affiliation, wish for electoral and political reform

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Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol on April 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s most recent Mood of the Nation Poll asked Americans what law they would choose if they could enact any law at the start of the new Congress. The results show that Americans are eager for political and electoral reform, especially instituting term limits.
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