Political scientists lay out 9 ways Donald Trump is endangering American democracy

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Donald Trump at a rally in Florida.

The unprecedented nature of Donald Trump's campaign has political scientists abandoning their commitment to remain nonpartisan.

Political scientists normally remain objective, but a group of hundreds of political professors from some of the top universities in the country have signed a letter warning that the Republican presidential candidate has shown reckless disregard for Democracy in America.

They acknowledge that it is their duty to remain impartial for the benefit of Democracy, but they felt compelled to voice their opinions about this election because they are "deeply concerned about the prospect of a Trump presidency."

"Throughout the course of the U.S. presidential campaign, Trump has repeatedly questioned and attacked the core institutions and norms that make democracy work. Such attacks by a major presidential candidate are unprecedented in American history but they are entirely familiar to those of us who study other parts of the world," the letter said.

The letter goes on to outline several of Trump's controversial statements on the campaign trail as evidence that he has endangered the political fabric which our country operates on.

Here are the 9 ways political scientists are saying Donald Trump is jeopardizing American democracy: