One in four Americans fears a civil war could break out after the presidential election, according to a new poll.
A YouGov poll of 1,266 registered voters found that 84 percent of citizens believe the United States is more divided today than it was ten years ago.
Of bipartisan voters surveyed for The times27 percent say they fear violence is “very or somewhat likely” after the vote is taken to elect the next president in 11 days.
Twelve percent of those surveyed said they knew someone who “might take up arms” if they believed Donald Trump was “cheated” from an election victory. Five percent said they knew someone who would do the same for Kamala Harris.
The new poll follows an explosive prediction that a psychological catastrophe could ensue across the country if Trump defeats Harris.
Twelve percent of respondents said they knew someone who “might take up arms” if they believed Donald Trump (left, pictured Wednesday) was “deceived” into an election victory. Five percent said they knew someone who would do the same for Kamala Harris (R, also Wednesday)
Discussion of potential post-election conflict comes after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 (pictured).
Thirty percent of women and 24 percent of men on both sides of the political divide fear “likely violence” after the election, the survey found.
Voters believe the next White House bid is “very likely” (6 percent) or “somewhat likely” (21 percent) to lead to a second civil war.
The analysis found that nearly equal numbers of Harris (28 percent) and Trump (27 percent) supporters believe a civil war is “somewhat likely.”
The survey also found that 32 percent believe a civil war is “not very likely,” while 20 percent said it is “not at all likely.”
The discussion of possible post-election conflict comes after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in an effort to delay the ratification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
Triumph has constantly promoted falsehoods about his elections 2020 defeat, and polls show that up to a third of Americans believe Biden won through fraud.
The poll result comes after journalist Mark Halperin joined Tucker Carlson on his show to predict what the post-election future could look like for the United States.
Halperin, the author of several books on the US elections and a Newsmax reporter and host, told Carlson that a Trump defeat could result in a psychological catastrophe across the United States.
Tear gas is fired into a crowd of protesters during clashes with Capitol Police at a demonstration to challenge the certification of the 2020 election.
Pro-Trump protesters scale a wall as they storm the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021
“I think it will be the cause of the biggest mental health crisis in the history of the country,” he said, adding that liberals would question their “connection to the nation” and suffer “trauma in the workplace.”
Carlson, stunned, responded: ‘Are you serious?’
Halperin confirmed he was “100 percent serious” before making even more dire predictions about a second Trump term.
‘I think there will be alcoholism, broken marriages… yes. “They think he is the worst possible person to be president,” he said.
Former ABC, NBC and MSNBC reporter predicted violence everywhere from protests to average everyday interactions between Americans after the election should Trump win.
“I think there will be fights in the workplace, fights at kids’ birthday parties, I think there will be protests that will turn violent. I hope they don’t, but I think there will be some,” Halperin said.
Halperin, the author of several books on the US elections and currently a Newsmax reporter, told Carlson that it could result in a psychological catastrophe across the country if Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris.
Earlier this month, Biden warned of the possibility that the fallout from the election could be violent, when asked whether it would be free and fair, as well as peaceful.
He was asked if he was confident that the elections would be free, fair and peaceful.
Biden said they were “two separate questions.”
‘I am sure it will be free and fair. I don’t know if it will be peaceful,’ he responded.
Harris, when asked during her Tuesday night interview with NBC’s Hallie Jackson about the possibility that she will have to deal with some unruly voters after the election, said she has “teams ready to go” after trying to evade the ask.
‘What’s your plan if he does that again in two weeks?’ the presenter asked him during the one-on-one conversation with the vice president.
Harris attempted to evade the answer by stating that his current focus is on the “task at hand.”
“Well, let me tell you this, we have two weeks left and I’m very grounded in the present,” Harris responded.
President Joe Biden, pictured Oct. 4, also warned that the November election might not be peaceful, but said he was confident it would be free and fair. He pointed to Trump’s rhetoric about 2020 and called it “very dangerous.”
When Kamala Harris was asked during her Tuesday night interview with NBC’s Hallie Jackson about the possibility of having to deal with some unruly voters after the election, she said she has “teams ready to go.”
“We will deal with election night and the days afterward as they come, and we have the resources, the experience and the focus on that as well.”
When Jackson continued to ask her if she had “equipment ready to go,” Harris was forced to respond with more specificity.
‘Of course. This is about a person, Donald Trump, who tried to undo a free and fair election, who still denies the will of the people, who incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol and 140 law enforcement officers were attacked. Some of whom were murdered,’ he said.
‘This is a serious matter. Right now, the American people are two weeks away from facing a very, very serious decision about what the future of our country will be.