This got me thinking about polls we have done in other nations where democracy and elections are relatively new and voters may fear repercussions from anti-democratic authorities that still hold power. What we have found is that an electorate's willingness to give honest answers to pollsters is a great indicator of peoples' acceptance of and demand for democracy, which I am happy to report is an irrepressible force all over the world.

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(7/9/2009)