By Jason Lange

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the days following the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

The three-day poll, which closed on Sunday, revealed a nation unnerved by partisan divisions and worried over a spike in political violence that has also included the June slayings of a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.

Some 63% of respondents to the Reuters/Ipsos poll said the way Americans talk about political issues did “a lot” to encourage violence. Some 31% said the country’s approach to political discourse was giving “a little” boost to violence and the rest saw no impact or didn’t answ

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