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| Americans have the lowest confidence of all G7 countries in their national institutions. With a pivotal election looming, this is deeply worrying. Our social affairs editor explains why. America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed: https://econ.st/3NFgufl Our presidential forecast: https://econ.st/4eYYlox Sign up to The US in brief: https://econ.st/3UtTB2i Sign up to our daily newsletter: https://econ.st/4gyhHCm |
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