One-fifth of adults believe that violence may be necessary to get the United States “back on track,” a poll found.
The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, conducted March 25-28, found a significant number of Americans were open to violence to achieve political goals, though the large majority, 79%, rejected it. Of the 20% who agreed, 6% did so strongly.
A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building on Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis during riots over the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Results were heavily split among political, racial, geographic, age, and income lines.
More Democrats than Republicans strongly agreed that violence may be necessary, at 7% compared to 5%. However, a much larger percentage of Republicans, 22%, simply agreed with the premise, compared to just 5% of Democrats. Independents
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