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A new study shows how polarization alone is not responsible for the surge in willingness to commit partisan violence

A new study shows how polarization alone is not responsible for the surge in willingness to commit partisan violence

The researches also found that correcting misperceptions of the opposition party’s low support for democracy didn’t decrease illiberal attitudes

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Dec 19, 2021
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A new study shows how polarization alone is not responsible for the surge in willingness to commit partisan violence
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Roughly one out of every ten Republicans would support using violence to reinstate Donald Trump as president, a new study from Bright Line Watch (a watchdog research group made up of political scientists) reported this week. One in every six “strong Republicans” said the same.

Here are the charts from their report. They also show higher GOP support for …

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