Extremists – both far right/left. Complacency. Non-involvement. Sense of dread so why bother.
Elected officials who bully the citizens. Voter apathy. Voter suppression and intimidation. White supremacy. Lack of civic education, training, exposure, and competence. Poor communication channels.
No transparency and lack of accountability. Greed, deception, and lies are reasons democracy is failing.
Decisions are not made that benefit all people.
One of the greatest challenges is the ability of a subset of people to use today’s media to spread lies and stories to support themselves.
Division of ideology towards how to govern our country and taking the time to listen to others side, and questioning truths that put our democracy at risk.
The spreading of fake news that divides citizens keeping them from working to improve society as well as the way capitalism has affected things and allows the rich too much control over government.
Ensuring the intentions of politicians are good. Many politicians aim for goals like furthering their own ideologies, even if it does not benefit our community as a whole.
Election lies, compromising the law and transparency and accountability. Interferences of government in what affects our lives especially on the issue of abortion, etc.
The economy. Educating unregistered voters. Civil process. The current climate of voter restriction. The rise of the militia and rebellion. The threat of civil war. The challenge to the future of our republic.