Nearly half of Republicans say ‘a time will come when patriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands,’ new poll shows – By John Haltiwanger (Business Insider) / July 29 2021
- A new poll offers an alarming picture of GOP beliefs about democracy.
- Almost half of Republicans said a time might come where they have to take the law into their own hands.
- A majority of Republicans endorsed potentially using force to uphold the “traditional” America.
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Less than a year after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol, nearly half of Republican voters (47%) say that “a time will come when patriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands,” per a new nationwide survey by George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs.
Only about 29% of Americans agreed with this statement on some level, the poll found, including just 9% of Democrats. And 49% said they disagree or strongly disagree.
The poll also found that a majority of Republicans (55%) say “the traditional American way of life is disappearing so fast we may have to use force to save it.” About 15% of Democrats agreed with this statement, but more Americans disagreed (46%) than agreed (34%).
More Republicans (27%) than Democrats (18%) said that “strong leaders sometimes have to bend the rules in order to get things done.”
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