US EditionOver Half of Americans Expect a Political Candidate Will Be Assassinated Within 5 Years, New Survey Shows
- On Monday, a Politico and Public First poll of 2,051 American adults conducted Oct. 18–21 found the majority expect a political candidate will be assassinated within five years.
- Analysts point to deep partisanship, economic dispossession, online conspiracy theories, poor mental-health infrastructure, and armed militias injecting violence, observers note.
- Poll details show expectation of an assassination is nearly identical across partisan lines: 53% of 2024 Kamala Harris voters and 55% of Donald Trump voters, with 24% of respondents saying violence is sometimes justified.
- The mood across the country is marked by profound bipartisan anxiety, as most Democrats and Republicans agree the American public expects political violence to escalate in the coming years.
- Documented increases since 2016 indicate nearly three times as many partisan attacks and at least 300 political violence cases between Jan. 6 and the 2024 election, analysts say.
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A Quarter of Americans Now Believe Political Violence is Justified
We have seen a rise in both rage rhetoric and political violence. New polling shows a shocking level of support for political violence, even after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. A new poll shows roughly a quarter of voters believe political violence is justified with the highest percentage among younger voters. The poll shows that 55 percent of Americans expect political violence to increase with the highest percentage among Harris voters at…
New Poll Reveals Alarming Rise in Youth Support for Political Violence Amid Wave of Assassinations, Attacks
from Your News: A significant and growing share of young Americans—more than one in three under age 45—now believe political violence can be justified under certain circumstances, according to a new survey, as the nation grapples with a surge in politically motivated attacks and threats. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A growing number of younger Americans […]
More than 33% of young Americans believe political violence can be justified in certain cases: poll
More than one-third of Americans under the age of 45 agreed with the view that political violence can be justified, in certain cases, the Politico/Public First poll found.
24% of Americans Defend Political Violence Like Assassinating Charlie Kirk
A growing number of young Americans believe political violence can be justified, Politico reported Monday on its latest survey through Public First. The poll found that 24% of Americans say there are circumstances in which political violence can be justified, compared to 64% who say it is never acceptable, according to Politico’s report on the survey. Among younger adults, that number rises sharply, with more than one in three under the age of 4…
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