Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows
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Three-in-10 people now say that Americans may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll .
To be sure, a strong majority disagree with that (70%), but the 30% who now say violence may be necessary is up 11 points since April 2024, an increase driven by Democrats. Eighteen months ago, just 12% of Democrats agreed; now, 28% do.
But, still, a slightly higher percentage of Republicans — 31% — also say Americans may have to resort to violence. That's also up 3 points since last year. (Independents have also increased from 18% to 25%.)
The findings come after a string of high-profile acts of political violence, including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month.
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Three-quarters of people — 77% — described political violence as a major concern.
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