GPT-5Oct 175 citations
What are the threats of today's political climate in the US?
Here are the biggest threats in the U.S. political climate as of October 17, 2026:
- Entrenched polarization and collapsing trust in democracy and institutions. Recent national surveys show widespread dissatisfaction with how U.S. democracy is working and multiple nonpartisan indices registering declines in U.S. democratic health since 2025. ([pewresearch.org](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-re