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78% Expect Election Violence, Blame Media, Trump For Stoking Next Civil War

FILE - Rioters appear at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Nathan Donald Pelham, a Texas man who shot toward sheriff's deputies making a welfare call to his house on the day he'd agreed to surrender on charges for taking part in the in the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Over three-quarters of the country is fearful that the presidential election will turn violent, the latest sign that the nation is bracing for division and clashes not seen since the Civil War.

In the latest Battleground Civility Poll, 78% said they are concerned the election will become violent, and they blame former President Donald Trump and the media most for stoking the fire. But Democrats also are sharing in the blame as many voters appear to have given up that compromise and calmer heads will rule the election.

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