As the date for the election grows ever sooner, many in the United States are fearing that whatever the results of the election are, that there will be violence as a result.
Surveys conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research among the the U.S. population find that there are fears that presidential candidate Donald Trump won’t accept the results of the election if he loses, with these beliefs stemming from him refusing to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and resulting in a mob attempting to storm the capitol building to overturn the election. Polls found about four in ten voters are concerned about potential attempts to overturn the election, and one third concerned that state officials will not accept the results of the election.
Fears of post election violence are felt even harder by both swing counties, like Saginaw County in Michigan, a key swing state, as well as by election volunteers at voting booths, who have received constant threats as of a result of the election conspiracies that have continuously been spread. The Brennan Center, a non-partisan but left-leaning think tank, finding that 38% of local election officials had experienced threats, harassment or abuse.
