Quarter of Americans fear civil war could break out after the presidential election, new poll reveals
One in four Americans fear a civil war could break out following the presidential election, a new poll has found.
One in four Americans fear a civil war could break out following the presidential election, a new poll has found.
A YouGov poll of 1,266 registered voters has found that 84 per cent of citizens believe America is more divided today than ten years ago.
Of the bipartisan voters surveyed for The Times, 27 per cent say they fear violence is very or somewhat likely after ballots are cast for the next president in 11 days.
Twelve per cent of respondents claimed to know someone who might take up arms if they believed Donald Trump is cheated of an election victory. Five per cent said they knew someone who would do the same for Kamala Harris.
The new poll follows a bombshell prediction that a psychological catastrophe could across the country if Trump beats Harris.
Twelve per cent of respondents claimed to know someone who might take up arms if they believed Donald Trump is cheated of an election victory. Five per cent said they knew someone who would do the same for Kamala Harris
Discussion about potential conflict following the election comes after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 , 2021 (pictured)
Thirty per cent of women and 24 per cent of men from both sides of the political divide are fearful of likely violence after the election, the survey found.
Voters believe that the upcoming bid for the White House is very likely (6 per cent) or somewhat likely (21 per cent) to cause a second civil war.
Analysis found that nearly the same number of Harris (28 per cent) and Trump supporters (27 per cent) believe a civil war is somewhat likely.
The survey also found that 32 per cent believe a civil war was not very likely, while 20 per cent stated it was not at all likely.
Discussion about potential conflict following the election comes after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in effort to delay the ratification of President Joe Bidens 2020 victory.
Trump has constantly promoted falsehoods about his 2020 election loss, with polls finding that up to one third of Americans believe Biden won by fraud.
The poll result comes after Tucker Carlson invited journalist Mark Halperin on his show to predict what the post-election future could look like for America.
Halperin, an author of several books about American elections and currently a reporter for Newsmax, told Carlson it may result in a psychological catastrophe across the country if Donald Trump beats Kamala Harris
Halperin, an author of several books about American elections and a reporter and host for Newsmax, told Carlson it may result in a psychological catastrophe across the country if Donald Trump beats Kamala Harris.
I think it will be the cause of the greatest mental health crisis in the history of the country, he said, adding that liberals would question their connection to the nation and suffer trauma in the workplace.
Carlson, flabbergasted, responded: Are you being serious?
Halperin confirmed he was 100 per cent serious before making even more dire predictions of a second Trump term.
I think there’ll be alcoholism, broken marriages... yeah. They think he’s the worst person possible to be president, he said.
The former ABC, NBC and MSNBC reporter predicted violence everywhere from protests to average, everyday interactions between Americans after the election should Trump win.
I think there’ll be workplace fights, fights at kids birthday parties, I think there will be protests that will turn violent. I hope they don’t, but I think there will be some, Halperin said.
Earlier this month, Biden warned of the potential that the aftermath of the election could be violent, when asked if it would be free and fair, as well as peaceful.
He was asked whether he was confident the election would be free and fair and whether it would be peaceful.
Biden said those were two separate questions.
I’m confident it will be free and fair. I dont know whether itll be peaceful, he responded.
Trumps enemy within line can trace itself to Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the red scare. McCarthy invoked an unidentified historical figure and said, When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be from enemies from without, but rather because of enemies from within.
Abraham Lincoln spoke in his Lyceum speech in 1838 about internal threats to the republic a generation before the Civil War, during a period of growing mob violence.
At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
