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US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

Jerry Cheng poses for a photograph in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The retired mechanical engineer cherishes his ability to participate in democracy...and especially his freedom to criticize politicians. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Jerry Cheng poses for a photograph in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. As a naturalized U.S. citizen, Cheng doesn’t mind the rough-and-tumble of American politics. The retired mechanical engineer cherishes his ability to participate in democracy...and especially his freedom to criticize politicians. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Jennifer Quade stands near her car after securing her granddaughter into a carseat in her vehicle, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Chestertown, Md. She moved to the rural community from Baltimore more than 20 years ago and says the U.S. is at a crossroads. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Jennifer Quade poses for The Associated Press, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Chestertown, Md. She moved to the rural community from Baltimore more than 20 years ago and says the U.S. is at a crossroads. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Abi Suddarth walks through the leaves at Wyandotte County Lake, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Suddarth is still undecided how she will vote in the upcoming election, citing divisiveness among political parties and a need for the country to find common ground. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Abi Suddarth talks about the midterm election while visiting Wyandotte County Lake, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Suddarth is still undecided how she will vote in the upcoming election, citing divisiveness among political parties and a need for the country to find common ground. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Mark Riegel poses for a photograph in Boyertown , Pa., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The country’s deep political divisions leave Riegel, a draftsman, feeling disappointed. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Mark Riegel poses for a photograph in Boyertown , Pa., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The country’s deep political divisions leave Riegel, a draftsman, feeling disappointed. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Emma Scott Lavin, who performs drag under the stage name We Are Belov3d, gathers her things at Old Nick's Pub Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. Lavin confronted protesters at the venue where a Drag Queen Storytime was happening a week earlier. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson) Emma Scott Lavin, who performs drag under the stage name We Are Belov3d, at Old Nick's Pub Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. Lavin confronted protesters at the venue where a Drag Queen Storytime was happening a week earlier. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson) Emma Scott Lavin, who performs drag under the stage name We Are Belov3d, stands in Old Nick's Pub Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. Lavin confronted protesters at the venue where a Drag Queen Storytime was happening a week earlier. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson) Mary Elledge, whose son was murdered in 1986 and is the head of the greater Portland chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, sits at a memorial in Oregon City, Ore., on July 20, 2022. Elledge is a registered Democrat but this November she will vote for the independent candidate for Oregon governor because she feels Democrats are too progressive on issues like bail and sentencing reform and early release. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) Mary Elledge holds a photograph of a picture taken in Oregon City, Ore., of her only son, Rob Elledge, on Oct. 27, 2022, who was murdered in 1986. Elledge, president of the Portland chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, is a registered Democrat but this November she will vote for the independent candidate for Oregon governor because she feels Democrats are too progressive on issues like bail and sentencing reform and early release. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) Ron Flores, a Republican, sits on his porch, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Huntington Beach, Calif. Flores is retired and helps campaign for conservative candidates. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Ron Flores, a Republican, sits on his porch, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Huntington Beach, Calif. Flores is retired and helps campaign for conservative candidates. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Georgia voter Cynthia Jones speaks in front of her home where she and her disabled sister live, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Atlanta. The Atlanta native sees a country split between haves and have nots. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Georgia voter Cynthia Jones speaks in front of her home where she and her disabled sister live, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Atlanta. The Atlanta native sees a country split between haves and have nots. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Tony Bergida looks over an electronic ballot while voting early at a polling place, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Olathe, Kan. Bergida, a 27-year-old father of two and the chair of the Kansas Young Republicans, said the top issue on his mind as he cast his ballot was the economy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Tony Bergida smiles after voting early at a polling place, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Olathe, Kan. Bergida, a 27-year-old father of two and the chair of the Kansas Young Republicans, said the top issue on his mind as he cast his ballot was the economy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Brian Montes, a 21-year-old political science major at Portland State University and the first in his family to vote, poses for a photo in Portland, Ore., Nov. 3, 2022. Montes, who is gay and is the first in his Mexican-American family to attend college, says his primary issue this election is the sanctity of American democracy. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) Brian Montes, a 21-year-old political science major at Portland State University and the first in his family to vote, poses for a photo in the university library in Portland, Ore., Nov. 3, 2022. Montes, who is gay and is the first in his Mexican-American family to attend college, says his primary issue this election is the sanctity of American democracy. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)