A fifth of adults say violence needed to get nation on track

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(The Center Square) – About 20% of U.S. adults said Americans may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Wednesday.

While the vast majority of Americans surveyed disagree with that premise, some see violence as a path to secure political priorities in 2024, according to the poll.

Some 6% strongly agreed that Americans may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track. Another 13% agreed. 

About 46% of adults strongly disagreed that violence was needed and another 33% disagreed.

More Americans said America has gotten so far off track that the nation needs a leader who is willing to break some rules to set things right. 

About 41% of adults either agreed or strongly agreed with that statement. Some 59% disagreed or strongly disagreed. 

The poll, which surveyed 1,305 adults, was conducted from March 25 through March 28 by the Marist Poll sponsored in partnership with NPR and PBS NewsHour.

By Brett Rowland | The Center Square

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