A profound and deeply bipartisan anxiety is sweeping across the United States, as a majority of citizens now anticipate a dramatic escalation in political violence in the coming years.

This concern is so acute that over half of Americans told pollsters they expect a political candidate to be assassinated within the next five years.

Escalating Fears Across the Aisle

The new poll from Politico and Public First reveals that fears about rising violence are not confined to one party. Expectation of an assassination is nearly identical across partisan lines: 53 percent of 2024 Kamala Harris voters and 51 percent of Donald Trump voters share this grim outlook.

Furthermore, a majority on both sides—61 percent of recent Harris voters and 50 percent of recent Trump voters—foresee a general spi

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