Support for using violence to ‘coerce’ members of Congress nearly doubled over the last 6 months — even more so among Democrats — according to a study – By Sonam Sheth (Insider) / July 25, 2023
- A recent study found that public support for using violence to “coerce” members of Congress nearly doubled from January to June.
- Support among self-identified Democrats for political violence grew by about 250%, according to the study.
- “The more there’s distrust in democracy, the more that’s leading to radical support for the use of force,” the study’s author told Insider.
Public support for the use of force against members of Congress nearly doubled from January to June of this year, according to a recent study shared with Insider.
The study, published by the University of Chicago’s Project on Security and Threats (CPOST), found that as of June 26, 17% of the American public — an estimated 44 million people — supported using violence to coerce lawmakers. That’s up from 9% when the survey was conducted in January.
The spike was most pronounced among self-identified Democrats: in January, 7% of Democrats supported using political violence against lawmakers, and that number climbed to 16% in June.
