What is the Big Lie?
The Big Lie is the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump and that the Republicans who affirmed Biden’s victory were part of a conspiracy to defeat their own party’s president
August 15, 2023
What is election subversion?
Election subversion is any effort to change the rules to prevent the true election winner from taking office. It includes disinformation, voter intimidation & suppression, and election denialism.
August 14, 2023
The 117th Congress Left American Democracy Stronger Than It Found It
With advances on ECA reform and other democracy legislation, a departing Congress leaves American democracy in slightly better shape than it found it for the first time in over a decade.
January 4, 2023
Protect Democracy Welcomes Inclusion of Critical Reforms to the Electoral Count Act in Omnibus Appropriations Bill; Urges Passage to Protect Future Elections
Congressional leaders announced that they have included the Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) in the omnibus appropriations bill
December 20, 2022
How Democracy Concerns & January 6th Influenced Midterm Voting
New January 6th midterm polls finds that voters—especially voters who split the ticket—were strongly motivated to respond to threats to democracy.
December 16, 2022
How the Midterms Changed and Clarified the Threats to Democracy
The 2022 midterm elections altered the threats to democracy in the United States, but did not eliminate them.
November 29, 2022
Ensuring Accountability for the January 6, 2021 Insurrection
An overview of Protect Democracy's work in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
October 31, 2022
Advantaging Authoritarianism: How the U.S. electoral system favors extremism
The U.S. electoral system is uniquely advantaging authoritarian actors and behaviors. Electoral reform can help shift incentives and outcomes.
January 10, 2022
How to Secure American Democracy
Any strategy to repair and secure America’s teetering democracy must begin with a clear analysis of the causes of our predicament.
September 15, 2021
How to End America’s Partisan Meltdown
Americans must be just as dedicated to maintaining and upholding the integrity of our democratic system as they are to advancing their partisan interests.
September 14, 2021