Is democracy under duress? Oakland University, UM experts weigh in
DETROIT โ The United States has had close presidential elections before, but the 2020 General Election feels different. Some experts see reasons for concern as hyper-partisan fights seem to buck the norms of Democracy. Professor Richard Primus is a Constitutional Law expert at the University of Michigan. Our elections have been played by rules -- even with sharp elbows and lies -- when we count the votes, we declare a winner,โ Primus said. Primus said the problem in 2020 is thereโs a breakdown in the norms of being willing to accept the outcome of an election.