Culture, Mindsets and Democracy Briefing: Talking about Threats to Elections

In this session, we discussed how Americans are thinking about threats to election integrity in advance of midterms. FrameWorks’ Drew Volmert and Clara Blustein Lindholm shared new research and guidance on how to talk about election integrity and help people distinguish between real threats and fabricated ones.

We were also joined by Liz Wester, Campaign and Organizing Strategist at Protect Democracy. Liz provided an overview of current threats to elections, from conspiracies to facts.

FrameWorks Resources

• Framing Threats to Election Integrity
• From Protecting the Status Quo to a Vision for Change: Framing Democracy in a Time of Authoritarianism
• Claiming Contested Values: How Fairness, Stability and Freedom Can Help Us Build Demand for Transformative, Structural Change
• Methodology: Culture Change Project

Protect Democracy Resources

• Executive Override Strategy: Deceive, Disrupt, Deny in Full Effect
• Community Resilience Guide: How You Can Protect Democracy
• How to Spot (and Push Back Against) Federal Voter Intimidation

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Culture, Mindsets, and Democracy series features insights from our latest research into how Americans are thinking about democracy, our political system, and the Constitution—and what that means for those of us working to counter authoritarian threats and strengthen our democracy.