WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans would trade democracy for a $ 100 Best Buy gift card, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. “Our research found that 72% of Americans would agree to forgo all free and fair elections in the United States forever in exchange for a $ 100 certificate they could use to purchase a new Bluetooth speaker or a few. Keurig coffee makers, ”Pew pollster Dana Felder said. , who noted that an overwhelming 90% of Americans said they would eagerly give up their First Amendment rights without hesitation for a chance to rummage through the discounted DVD and Blu-ray bin at the front of the store. “Sixty-five percent of those polled said they would choose to live in an autocracy as long as they received free shipping, and 55% of Americans responded that they would gladly give up democracy for as little as one 15% discount coupon. Bed, bath and Beyond. The remaining 28% of Americans who said they would not trade democracy said they would only do so for a gift certificate at a nice local bakery. At the time of going to press, Felder confirmed that the results were the highest since 1996, when 80% of Americans said they would live under an Islamic theocracy in exchange for a $ 50 gift card to Radio Shack.