U.S. voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll

One thing is sure, it will be another 4 years of distraction and lies.

U.S. voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results

Pretty sure you get both if Trump gets the job. Look forward to BLM style riots and Clinton-style "Russia interference" claims.

nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results inspired a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

This was a game changer.

There is no equivalece to 2016 , 2000 to head off the weak MAGA tu quoque

Clinton assisted by Obama did not amass an army of ANTiFA and Bernie Bros to storm the Capitol and change the results.

She did not intitiate a storm of lawsuits.

She did not refuse to concede until this day.

Trump made election overturning into a strategy.

About 4 in 10 registered voters say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned…... A similar share is worried about legal efforts to do so. And about 1 in 3 voters say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned…..

not enough to justify the fear mongering of the title and tone of the article.

“About two-thirds of Republican voters think Trump would concede”

These ain’t the thinking type folk.

So 1/3 of people concerned is literally a huge problem, man that’s a lot of people! 1/3rd!

Relatively few voters — about one-third or less — are “not very” or “not at all” concerned about any of that happening.

But then right after, in same article? 1/3 who say it won’t happen is “relatively few”

Donald Trump can be accused of a number debatable personally flaws.

However, accusations of fascism, a supporter devotee to/of Nazi ideology the use power to control and harm other people, especially because of their race, religion, will never propel Kamala Harris into the oval office/white house November 5th,

Comparisons to Adolf Hitler are appalling slurs insults, all totally ill judged and unnecessary   

Kamala Harris campaign must concentrate on the fundamentals policies, polices, polices.

We all have flaws, personal, character traits.

Kamala Harris, I suspect stems from a lack of confidence in public speaking, needs to embrace humility, and drop more than a hint of political arrogance. 

All such behaviors threaten provoke contempt for the democratic process.

The tone language, the harsh rhetoric, are the causes of post-election violence

This time the FBI, Homeland Security, and other law enforcement agencies will not be truing a blind eye to known threats. Recruiting criminals to do violence is probably happening and so are law enforcement efforts to make sure the elections are safe. And don't forget, the convicted felon former president has a sentencing hearing a few days after the election.

Overall, about half of voters believe Trump would weaken democracy in the U.S. “a lot” or “somewhat” if he wins, while about 4 in 10 said the same of Harris.

with the margin of error, that’s statistically “the same”.

Not that “about” half and “about” 4 in 10 couldn’t be almost the same exact number already before MOE.

 including the potential for political violence

Given that after the last presidential election Trump and some of his allies led a rally that later became an attack on the US capitol with mobs who'd attended the rally threatening to hang some politicians, it's easy to see why many UA Americans including me and my friends and family members in the US see a high potential for political violence. Many Trump GOP cultists believe Trump when he claims there are 'enemies within'. He has long egged violent groups like the Proud Boys and other militias to stand by, waiting for him to once again give the go-ahead to attack. While he got a government escort back to a safe room where he could watch the results of their destructive acts on TV.

Trump has gained a huge following of angry, alienated people, mostly frustrated males, ready to follow him as he tries to further undermine the US for his benefit, and that of anti-Americans like Elon Musk. Many of those followers are among ones that claim they own large numbers of weapons which to use to overthrow the government, and no doubt many are waiting for a chance to do that. Many of the Trump supporters have shown they identify more closely with foreign anti- American totalitarian regimes, while at the same time claiming they're patriots that believe in the republic and its democratic principles, but large numbers are like Trump, and have low ethical standards and are unafraid to repeatedly lie.

There won't be another January 6th. Biden will make sure of that. The concern might be if there is a dispute among the sanest 270 electoral votes. The House and Speaker Neuman will definitely disgrace itself given the opportunity.

Before any side continue to "make their point"... I suggest to revise the definition of "left" and "right" in the sphere of politics.

And try to avoid the common points of "DEI", "Sexuality openess" = Left, "Anti-abortion", "Nazi" = Right...

Once you do that, you may want to compare your ideaolgy to what "your candidate" is proposing.

By the way... if you are on the extreem everything is left or right.

To be honest, I thing that the US is not a left/righ dichotomy... is more a Monarchy (elites)/Democracy one. One is basically aiming for enriching the rich, the other is trying to regulate and control (in short and very simplisticly)

Many Trump GOP cultists believe Trump when he claims there are 'enemies within'.

there are “enemies within” our government and its agencies.

Many Democrat politicians and political appointees (and some “Republicans” too) who by their actions and words have clearly indicated they don’t want what is best for America.

and that of anti-Americans like Elon Musk.

sound like…”an enemy within”….to your team. Your team has these too? Wow! Who else?

Impeached, banned, shot, they tried everything to take the American people's will away.

I don't want any business with these kind of people. Fascists.

the world’s oldest democracy

Is that a common description in the US? I guess it depends on how you define democracy, but if universal suffrage is part of the definition, then I understand New Zealand holds that title.

Impeached, banned, shot, they tried everything to take the American people's will away.

Um. Biden whipped Trump's considerable posterior in the election. That's what the American peoples' will was.

We are about 8 days away from an Atlantic article titled: “Why questioning our election results is a sign of a strong and functional democracy”

I foresee civil war. They are right to fear violence.

EastmannToday 03:07 pm JST

moldovan scenario?

highly likely.

georgian scenario?

unlikely.

So a win for humanity by the Putinists going down in flames? I could see that.

BlacklabelToday 03:18 pm JST

Many Trump GOP cultists believe Trump when he claims there are 'enemies within'.

there are “enemies within” our government and its agencies.

There is only the government under the Constitution and Orange Felon won't be doing any mass firing of career employees. It would cripple himself.

10 months ago I told you here Trump will win no matter how many hysteric comments the usual suspects leave here.

10 months and probably tens of thousands of useless comments, for nothing. What a great waste of time!

The MAGA prognostication has been in full effect for a while. So more projection.

I have voted for Harris but have my doubts about the election results for various reasons.

But there is one prediction will stand by 1000%.

If Harris is quickly certified the winner by a significant amount MAGA will have a brief moment of silence then the most terrific storm of fake Xitter content and conspiracy you have ever seen backed up by Trump, Musk and all the other pro-authoritarian interests flooding the zone.

Just wait and see when Trump wins and the Harris campaign screams fraud and cheating.....It's coming

won't be doing any mass firing of career employees. It would cripple himself.

it would cripple Trump if “the government” had fewer career employees to undermine him?

haven’t thought that one through much, have you?

have my doubts about the election results for various reasons.

are any those reasons related to how horrible and incompetent and unqualified of a last second appointed candidate she is? Sure hope so, all valid reasons.

BlacklabelToday 03:51 pm JST

won't be doing any mass firing of career employees. It would cripple himself.

it would cripple Trump if “the government” had fewer career employees to undermine him?

Trump going to round up protestors himself?

haven’t thought that one through much, have you?

If Harris is quickly certified the winner by a significant amount MAGA

and if Trump is shown as the winner instead, what do you anticipate the Democrats will do?

Of course our MAGA-friends will resort to violence when Trump loses next week - there's thousands of videos online with them saying exactly that...

Treat them just like any other traitor trying to overthrow our democracy...just like the 900 now serving their time behind bars for the Jan 6th attempted coup...

Lock 'em up...or offer them safe passage to a non-democratic country they'd prefer to live...like Russia or Texas...

have my doubts about the election results for various reasons.

are any those reasons related to how horrible and incompetent and unqualified of a last second appointed candidate she is? Sure hope so, all valid reasons.

No, maybe if you were some standard deviations higher you might mention a Gaza protest vote and Jill Stein poaching progressives like in 2016. Instead of the usual MAGA racists boilerplate.

https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/green-party-candidate-jill-stein-responds-to-spoiler-designation-in-talk-at-san-jose-home/

But I am not going to do the work for MAGA.

Trump going to round up protestors himself?

no one is doing that. People can lawfully and peacefully protest all they want.

But I am not going to do the work for MAGA.

Wow, talk about low expectations.

your perfect in every way bundle of joy and vibes candidate can’t even beat literal Hitler + insurrection man if 0.8% of the population votes for… Jill Stein?

what happened to “we are leading by 11 million + abortion”? lol

EastmannToday 04:06 pm JST

these US president election is real comedy...is this how a democracy looks like?

LOL

I know. We don't even know the outcome in advance. That will really surprise you I'm sure.

Like everything else, he's not even any good at being “Hitler” is he?

Indeed - that's what his "best-ever" National Security Advisor John Bolton said - "He's too stupid to be a fascist"....

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4948511-john-bolton-donald-trump-fascism-2024/

I'd have to agree with that - I think he's more like Jim Jones...

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jonestown

your perfect in every way bundle of joy and vibes candidate can’t even beat literal Hitler + insurrection man if 0.8% of the population votes for… Jill Stein?

Hobson's choice again.

Stein has and could be an effective spoiler draining progressive left votes. . That's it.

Harris is a neo-liberal bureaucrat preferable to the kleptocratic authoritarian Trump for many people outside oligarchs and the MAGA cult.

I'm a realist, check back in 10 days and see how it plays out.

Looking forward to fewer articles once the election is over.

Just wait and see when Trump wins and the Harris campaign screams fraud and cheating.....It's coming

Definitely noticing that the closer the election gets, the more hypocritical and outlandish the claims become. Classic bot farm tactics.

and he lets all racial identities attend his rallies and he lets people of Jewish and Black and Arab an Asian backgrounds even SPEAK at his rally.

Like everything else, hes not even any good at being “Hitler” is he?

... Why are you on the defensive?? I just said that "I don't think he is literally Hitler" that is all.

Although you have to admit, that Donnie has said on record, that he wants to be a dictator for a day, that he likes the German Generals of the Third Reicht.

Also, if I remember well, before the Holocaust, there was a considerable number of Jewish that where enlisted in the Nazi party and supported Hitler's plans.... until the plans stop including them though.

If Trump had one ounce of decency and respect for our country, he'd just admit to all his followers that he has given up on winning the election - which is exactly what his NYC event was today - an unofficial flying of the white flag.

He ain't out trying to win votes in the states that count - he's relaxing at home in Queens and testing out new acts for his The Apprentice follow-on show - maybe called "The Deplorables"...that's pretty much what we got from the racist tirades from the speakers that were there...

https://apnews.com/article/trump-madison-square-garden-new-york-election-fcfe75be7f8281fde7bffa3adb3bba5d

He could forestall any violence by just saying; "Hey, I ain't going to win - it's a lost cause, so relax and chill out - and watch my new show"....

Thank he'll do that? That's about as likely as Scott Baio getting another starring TV role...