Vote of Confidence
What percent of Americans say they are very confident that election systems are secure from hacking or technological threats?
How accurate was your prediction?
What most surprised you about this data?
What is the big story this data tells?
Why do you think the majority of Americans lack confidence in their system of voting?
What is one consequence of this lack of confidence?
How much do you think this lack of confidence in elections lowers voter turnout?
Do Americans have more trust in federal or state elections?
Explain why that is?
Explain how federalism impacts elections in the United States.
Do you think we would be better off if the federal government ran all elections?
Explain how confident you are that election systems are secure from hacking or technological threats?
How do you think party affiliation impacts the answer to that question?
Two thirds of Americans believe that Russia or other foreign governments will attempt to influence our elections this November. What could the federal government do to make our election systems more robust?
Why do you think our government isn’t doing more to secure our elections?
Explain whether you believe that Russia or other foreign governments will attempt to influence our elections this November.
Explain whether you think we should make it easier to vote.
If we make it easier to vote will that make it easier to hack, steal, rig an election?
