5% and 12% of respondents “personally know” someone who might take up arms for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, respectively
Around 27% of Americans believe a civil war is likely to break out after the upcoming US presidential election, according to a recent YouGov poll, with supporters of both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris expressing similar concerns.
A significant number of Americans fear the upcoming election could lead to political violence, with 6% stating that a second civil war is “very likely” and 21% saying it is “somewhat likely.” Roughly equal proportions of Trump and Harris supporters thought a civil war was at least somewhat likely, according to the survey conducted between October 18-21 for The Times and the SAY24 project.
Twelve percent of the 1,266 respondents said they know someone who might take up arms if they believed Trump was cheated out of victory, while 5% reported knowing someone who would do the same for Harris….