Politics Today News Political Violence Becomes America S New Norm But Is Still Shocking

CBS News poll finds Americans say political violence unacceptable; concerned about more of it in future

Notably, Americans of all political stripes say violence is unacceptable; there's no meaningful difference between views of partisans on this. There are some differences according to age, though, with ... Read More

Political violence is now an existential threat to America's system of gov't

The deeper irony of the tale also portends ill for America. Even if Geri had more competently executed an explosives plot against the Mass frequented by Supreme Court justices, he would have missed ... Read More

Poll: Majority of Americans concerned with rise in political violence

Americans are overwhelmingly concerned about the rising rate of political violence but are divided on how much they think the media bears the responsibility for the rise of violence, according to a ... Read More

America’s New Age of Political Violence

Threats and acts of political violence have been on the rise for roughly a decade, affecting a wide variety of victims, including Republican Representative Steve Scalise, Democratic Governor Gretchen ... Read More

What We Know About Political Violence in America

President Donald Trump and others in his circle have portrayed political violence as a problem exclusively or mostly on the left, which has then been used as justification for proposals that seek to ... Read More

Poll: More Americans now agree political violence may be necessary to right the country

Three in 10 people now say that Americans may have to resort to violence 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 ... Read More

New poll shows striking change in Americans’ views on political violence

A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows that nearly a third of Americans believe that political violence may be necessary to set the country on track. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a professor who studies ... Read More

Most Voters Think America’s Divisions Cannot Be Overcome, Poll Says

A new Times/Siena survey shows a significant shift among voters, as their concerns about the health of the political system overtake other issues. Voters who think America’s political system ... 100% ... Read More