A majority of Americans anticipate that there will be violence in the aftermath of the November election, according to a new Scripps News/Ipsos poll out on October 24, Report informs referring to Axios.
The findings reflect the country's growing fears of political violence, fueled in part by a boom in misinformation and increased political polarization across the country.
The specter of political violence has hung over much of the 2024 campaign due to the assassination attempts of former President Trump as well as his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Vice President Kamala Harris has sought to cast herself potential presidency as a fresh start from the rhetoric of violence that has shadowed the 2020 and 2024 election cycles.
The poll found that 62% of Americans believe the likelihood of post-Election Day violence is "somewhat "or "very likely."
That conviction was bipartisan — with 70% of Democrats and 59% of Republicans agreeing on the likelihood of violence.
About half of Americans (51%) said they would support using the US military to prevent Election Day unrest, though this view was more popular among Republicans (61%) than Democrats (51%).