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Larry Bartels reported *before the election* that 4 in 10 Republicans agreed that “a time will come when patriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands”
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22752 1/n
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22752 1/n
We knew from the Bright Line Watch project that only 7 in 10 respondents said it was important that “government effectively prevents private actors from engaging in politically-motivated violence or intimidation” 2/n
“The traditional American way of life is disappearing so fast that we may have to use force to save it.”
How many right-leaning respondents disagreed with that? About 22% in Bartels’ survey. 3/n
How many right-leaning respondents disagreed with that? About 22% in Bartels’ survey. 3/n
4/n “Strong leaders sometimes have to bend the rules in order to get things done.”
Also a popular opinion in some corners of the political space:
Also a popular opinion in some corners of the political space:
5/n Consider those a handful of “hard truths” to talk about… https://twitter.com/nikkihaley/status/1347236136838701056?s=21
6/n A few months ago, @LarryDiamond, @NathanKalmoe
@LilyMasonPhD, @todlindberg & @leedrutman documented other troubling trends ( https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/01/political-violence-424157)
In my own calculations, it was young men who stood out:
https://twitter.com/janzilinsky/status/1311799207943168010
(code here: https://gist.github.com/zilinskyjan/ed40ab65e41a9a57904895b10df7990d)
@LilyMasonPhD, @todlindberg & @leedrutman documented other troubling trends ( https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/01/political-violence-424157)
In my own calculations, it was young men who stood out:
https://twitter.com/janzilinsky/status/1311799207943168010
(code here: https://gist.github.com/zilinskyjan/ed40ab65e41a9a57904895b10df7990d)
7/n Essential reading on this subject includes Political sectarianism in America from @EliJFinkel, @chris_bail, @profcikara, @BizarroPolitix, @saiyengar, @SamaraKlar, @LilyMasonPhD, @LindaSkitka, @DG_Rand, @LindaSkitka, @j_a_tucker, @BrendanNyhan et al.
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6516/533
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6516/533
139 Rs in the House and 8 Rs in the Senate voted to object Biden’s electoral college victory.
What does this internal division portend for the GOP?
On this topic, I can't recommend @Daniel_J_Galvin's analysis highly enough ( https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/for/18/2/article-p135.xml)
https://twitter.com/amyewalter/status/1347205257668026370 8/n
What does this internal division portend for the GOP?
On this topic, I can't recommend @Daniel_J_Galvin's analysis highly enough ( https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/for/18/2/article-p135.xml)
https://twitter.com/amyewalter/status/1347205257668026370 8/n
