# About that "end of democracy" talk

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**Created:** [December 28, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-end-of-democracy-talk/956796 "2021-12-28T17:30:15Z")\
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Well, not literally then. It was a state of mind in some registered Democrats in the South; I doubt if that’s _completely_ died out but who knows. Something’s got to explain the marked disparity between party registration and presidential vote in KY. Perhaps it’s just Democratic apathy and Republican fervor, as suggested above.

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