Rasmussen conducts public opinion polls on a wide variety of topics--but specializes on events in the news. Their motto? "If it's in the news, it's in our polls."
But this week's poll was a shocker: 59% fear violence from Trump haters; 31% predict civil war
"Most voters fear that political violence is coming from opponents of the president's policies, just as they did in the second year of Barack Obama's presidency, and nearly one-in-three think a civil war is next," Rasmussen reports.
Political tensions have soared in recent weeks over Trump's immigration policy. The retaliation? Administration officials have been refused service from restaurants; wanted posters with photos, addresses and phone numbers of Cabinet members were distributed; a mutilated animal was left on another's front porch, while a young woman's house was surrounded by screaming protesters in the wee hours of the morning, engineered to frighten her children. To make matters worse, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) called for activists to ramp-up the harassment.
The result? Legal experts have urged Trump aides to apply for concealed carry permits and buy guns.
And that ain't all folks.
On June 30, MoveOn.org is calling for liberals to rally in Washington D.C., and around the country "to send a message to Donald Trump and Republicans." "Any injury or damage occurring during these events is not the responsibility of MoveOn.org." (Of course not--that would be Trump's fault along with everything else).
And now Splinter.com, a liberal website, is threatening Republicans with bombings because they don't like Trump's policies: "The U.S. had thousands of domestic bombings every year in the early 1970s. This is what happens when citizens decide en mass that their political system is corrupt, racist and unresponsive. Do you think that being asked to leave a restaurant, or having your meal interrupted, or being called by the public is bad? My fascism-enabling friends, This Is Only The Beginning", warns Hamilton Nolan of Splinter.com. "This is all going to get more extreme. And it should. We are living in extreme times."
We're living in extreme times all right and if the Democratic Party doesn't reign-in the situation, this summer could bring more than fireworks.
"When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But with wise and knowledgeable leaders, there is stability." Proverbs 28:2
"The prayers of a person who ignores the law are despised." Proverbs 28:9
A wise man once said: "Beware the coming civil war! Coming? Oh, it's already upon us. And has been raging for some time now. The once-serious political party known as "Democrats" has been hijacked by lawless lunatics who have been sowing discontent and fomenting violence for years now." -- Charles Hurt, The Washington Times
News:
-The Hill: Democratic pollster Mark Penn: "Vast majority of Americans don't support sanctuary cities; 84% favor deportation.
-FNC: Deep divisions in Democratic party revealed by stunning win of 28-year old radical-left socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; victory sends "shudder through moderate wing of party."
-CBS: 5 dead, some wounded in Maryland newsroom shooting