Poll: 59% Fear Violence from Trump Haters, 31% Predict Civil War

The division in the United States that has escalated into the organized harassment of presidential aides has six in 10 worried about the violence from anti-Trump advocates and nearly a third fearing it will end in civil war.

The latest survey from Rasmussen Reports found that 59 percent of all voters “are concerned that those opposed to President Trump’s policies will resort to violence.”

And, added Rasmussen, 31 percent believe “it’s likely that the United States will experience a second civil war sometime in the next five years.”

In its analysis of the new survey, Rasmussen highlighted who is most concerned about violence:
Most voters across the partisan spectrum are concerned about political violence from those opposed to Trump’s policies, although Republicans are the most likely to be Very Concerned. The level of concern is about the same among Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliated voters when it comes to the threat of violence from those critical of the media’s coverage of Trump.

Women and those under 40 are more worried about a possible civil war than men and older voters are.

Forty-four percent (44%) of blacks think a second civil war is likely in the next five years, a view shared by 28% of whites and 36% of other minority voters. Whites are also less concerned about political violence than the others are.  (Washington Examiner, June 27, 2018)
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As with the Republican National Committee Ad "Unhinged" that we saw yesterday, concerns of political violence and civil war is something that we should make note of. Talk of civil war may be little more than talk, but talk of civil war stems from concerns about government abuses of power.

When the government, in its own words, wants to attack families and friendships, engage in patterns of false allegations and false arrests, and use investigative activity as a tool of harassment and intimidation, there will be those who see little choice but to respond with violence.

This schism and growing division among the American people - or at least within American politics - creates an environment of risk for the average person. When too many communities are no longer safe, and when too many in government cannot be trusted, it is important to remember that YOU are solely responsible for the safety of yourself and your family.