A year after the violent attack on the Capitol, Americans remain concerned about their democracy, and nearly a third of those who believe that the use of force can in some cases be justified to defend their ideas, according to two polls. published today.
The attack by Donald Trump’s supporters on the House of Representatives on January 6, 2021, was “a sign of growing political violence” and American democracy remains “under threat,” according to two-thirds of those polled. CBS News.
Americans’s pride in their democracy fell to 54% from 90% in 2002, according to a Washington Post study by the University of Maryland.
In addition, the two polls present data of concern: in the first, 28% of respondents believe that violence can be used to defend the outcome of an election. In the second, 34% estimate that violent action against the government can in some cases be justified.
These surveys reflect the maintenance of deep divisions within American society that President Joe Biden has promised to “reconcile.”
Two-thirds of Donald Trump’s voters continue to believe that the Democratic president was not legally elected and that he was rigged in the 2020 ballot, in line with his predecessor’s speech.
Shortly before the attack on the Capitol, the Republican addressed his supporters to reiterate that his “election” was “stolen”, calling on them to “fight like devils”.
About 60% of Americans, therefore, believe that there is a great deal of responsibility in their invasion of Congress.
But opinions depend on party beliefs: 83% of voters believe his responsibility was “meager” or “non-existent”, according to a Washington Post poll.
And according to CBS, 26% of Americans want the former president to run in the 2024 election.
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