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Political scientists monitor threats to US democratic institutions
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œOne of the greatest threats to democracy is the idea that it is unassailable.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� ThatÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s the tagline of Bright Line Watch, which neatly sums up the groupÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s motivation. Made up of four political scientists including ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ professor Gretchen Helmke, the non-partisan initiative has set out to monitor democratic institutions in the United States and potential threats to those practices.