More than half of registered voters say the threat of political violence will be greater if Donald Trump is elected this November, according to a new poll.

While 58 percent of registered voters think the threat of political violence will be greater under Trump if he is elected, 21 percent say it will fall, a poll from CBS News released Sunday reveals. Another 21 percent say there will be no change.

Just over 40 percent of registered voters say the threat of political violence will be greater if current Vice President Kamala Harris is elected, while 27 percent say it will decrease and 30 percent expect it to stay the same, according to the poll.

Roughly 83 percent of Harris voters believe the threat of political violence will be greater under the former president, while 63 percent of Trump voters say it will rise under the vice president if she wins.

The poll comes as GOP leaders blame Democratic rhetoric for the two assassination attempts against Trump this summer.


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  • RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    There will be political violence no matter what the election outcome. If he wins it will be post inauguration. If he loses it will be to try and take power.

    There has already been too much political violence this election cycle with two assassination attempts.

    Until Trump and his MAGA party are put in their place, either by rule of law or the impact of that violence, we will have violence.