Sorry, you're simply wrong on this. A Republic is a type of democracy. The US is a representative democracy. It's not a matter of opinion. It's a fact. The US government itself says we're a democracy.

I don't know why it has caught on in the last decade that the US isn't a democracy, but it's simply wrong. I don't know if it was a result of HRC saying she won the popular vote or people saying that Trump will "destroy our democracy". Either way, I'm sure Regean is rolling in his grave to hear conservatives/republicans say we're not a democracy.

I think the issue comes down to people thinking the only type of democracy is an absolute democracy, or "mob rule". Where everyone votes directly on every issue.

But that's not what we have. We have a representative democracy, which means we vote for representatives to work on our behalf to run the country.

Sorry, you're simply wrong on this. A Republic is a type of democracy. The US is a representative democracy. It's not a matter of opinion. It's a fact. The US government itself says we're a democracy.

I don't know why it has caught on in the last decade that the US isn't a democracy, but it's simply wrong.