WASHINGTON — In the tumultuous political climate marked by this year's assassinations of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah and a Democratic legislator in Minnesota, younger adults are less worried about political violence than older adults, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
kAmp3@FE c :? `_ &]$] 25F=ED 2C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6D @C =:36C2=D[ E96 A@== 7C@> %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD\}~#r r6?E6C 7@C !F3=:4 p772:CD #6D62C49 7@F?5[ 3FE 2?I:6EJ 23@FE G:@=6?46 @? 6:E96C D:56 @7 E96 A@=:E:42= DA64ECF> :D =@H6C 2>@?8 J@F?8 25F=ED]k^Am
kAm%96C6VD 2=D@ 2 DF3DE2?E:2= A2CE:D2? 5:G:56[ H:E9 #6AF3=:42?D 2?5 s6>@4C2ED 6IAC6DD:?8 9:89 4@?46C? 23@FE G:@=6?46 282:?DE E96:C @H? D:56 — 2?5 76H6C D2J:?8 E96JVC6 H@CC:65 23@FE G:@=6?46 282:?DE E96 @E96C D:56]k^Am
kAm(96? :E 4@>6D E@ 7F?52>6?E2= C:89ED[ &]$] 25F=ED 2C6 >@DE =:<6=J E@ D2J E92E 7C665@> @7 DA6649 2?5 7C665@> @7 E96 AC6DD 2C6 724:?8 2 >2;@C E9C62E] u6H6C p>6C:42?D D66 E9C62ED E@ E96 C:89E E@ G@E6 2?5 E96 C:89E E@ 362C 2C>D]k^Am
kAmQx H@CCJ 3642FD6 2?JE:>6 A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 92AA6?D[ :E D66>D =:<6 :E 42? 36 2 D?@H32== 67764E[Q D2:5 #J2? $EC:<6C[ 2 bc\J62C\@=5 >FD:4 E62496C :? |2?496DE6C[ }6H w2>AD9:C6[ H9@ :D =:36C2= 3FE A@=:E:42==J :?56A6?56?E 2?5 @AA@D6D !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A]k^Am
kAmx? yF?6[ DE2E6 =2H>2<6C |6=:DD2 w@CE>2? 2?5 96C 9FD32?5 H6C6 D9@E E@ 562E9 :? E96:C 9@>6[ 2?5 DE2E6 $6?] y@9? w@77>2? 2?5 9:D H:76 H6C6 H@F?565 :? H92E E96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E 42==65 E96 D9@@E6CVD Q42=4F=2E65 A=2? E@ :?7=:4E 762C 2?5 G:@=6?46 FA@? |:??6D@E2 6=64E65 @77:4:2=D 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D]Q z:C< H2D D9@E 5625 :? $6AE6>36C H9:=6 255C6DD:?8 2? 2F5:6?46 @? E96 42>AFD @7 &E29 '2==6J &?:G6CD:EJ :? H92E 2FE9@C:E:6D 2=D@ 42==65 2? 24E @7 A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46]k^Am
A makeshift memorial grows in size at the Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Sept. 17, in Phoenix.
Ross D. Franklin, Associated Press
k9amkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm*@F?86C 25F=ED 2C6 =6DD H@CC:65 23@FE G:@=6?46k^DA2?mk^9am
kAm%96 A@== 7@F?5 E92E ccT @7 &]$] 25F=ED 2C6 Q6IEC6>6=JQ @C QG6CJQ 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6 A@=:E:42= 7:8FC6D @C @C82?:K2E:@?D] p D:>:=2C A6C46?E286[ c`T[ 2C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E =:36C2= 7:8FC6D 2?5 8C@FAD]k^Am
kAm%96C6VD 2 =2C86 5:G:56 2>@?8 86?6C2E:@?D[ 9@H6G6C]k^Am
kAmp3@FE 92=7 @7 25F=ED 286 e_ 2?5 @=56C 2C6 9:89=J 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6D @C =:36C2=D[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 23@FE b :? `_ 25F=ED F?56C b_]k^Am
kAmQx C6>6>36C z6?E $E2E6] x H2D 2C@F?5 E96?[Q D2:5 %@?J s:v:@G:?6[ 2 fc\J62C\@=5 >FD:4:2? 2?5 C6E:C65 6=64EC:42= 6?8:?66C 7C@> !9@6?:I 2?5 2 s6>@4C2E] Q%96 }2E:@?2= vF2C5 C62==J :D?VE EC2:?65 E@ A2EC@= @FC DEC66ED] }6:E96C 2C6 @FC 2C>65 7@C46D] $@>6E9:?8VD 8@:?8 E@ 8@ HC@?8]Qk^Am
kAm%96 }2E:@?2= vF2C5 D9@E 2?5 <:==65 F?2C>65 DEF56?ED H9@ H6C6 AC@E6DE:?8 E96 ':6E?2> (2C 2E z6?E $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ :? `hf_]k^Am
kAm%96C6VD 2 D:>:=2C 86?6C2E:@?2= A2EE6C? H96? :E 4@>6D E@ 4@?46C? 23@FE =:>:E2E:@?D @? =:36C2=DV 2?5 4@?D6CG2E:G6DV 7C66 DA6649]k^Am
kAmp3@FE c :? `_ &]$] 25F=ED @G6C2== 2C6 Q6IEC6>6=JQ @C QG6CJQ 4@?46C?65 23@FE E9C62ED E@ 4@?D6CG2E:G6DV @C =:36C2=DV 7C66 DA6649] qFE 2>@?8 25F=ED 286D e_ 2?5 @=56C[ 23@FE 92=7 2C6 9:89=J 4@?46C?65 23@FE E9C62ED E@ 4@?D6CG2E:G6DV 7C66 DA6649[ H9:=6 @?=J 23@FE @?6\BF2CE6C @7 25F=ED F?56C b_ D2J E96 D2>6] %96C6VD 2 D>2==6C 3FE DE:== DF3DE2?E:2= 82A 7@C =:36C2=D]k^Am
k9amkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>QmuF?52>6?E2= C:89ED D66? 2D E9C62E6?65k^DA2?mk^9am
kAmpD<65 H96E96C G2C:@FD 7F?52>6?E2= C:89ED H6C6 F?56C E9C62E[ E96 A@== 7@F?5 23@FE 92=7 @7 &]$] 25F=ED D66 2 Q>2;@CQ E9C62E E@ 7C665@> @7 DA6649 2?5 23@FE c :? `_ D2J E96 D2>6 23@FE E96 7C665@> @7 E96 AC6DD] u6H6C[ 23@FE b :? `_[ D2J E96C6 2C6 D:8?:7:42?E E9C62ED E@ E96 C:89E E@ G@E6 2?5 E96 C:89E E@ <66A 2?5 362C 2C>D]k^Am
Listen now and subscribe: | | | |
kAm%96C6 H2D ?@ 286 5:G:56 2>@?8 p>6C:42?D H9@ D66 2 Q>2;@CQ E9C62E E@ 7C66 DA6649] %96 7:?5:?8 DF886DED E92E J@F?86C 25F=ED 5@ E9:?< 7C665@> @7 DA6649 :D E9C62E6?65[ 3FE E96JVC6 =6DD A6CD@?2==J 4@?46C?65 23@FE 9@H :E 4@F=5 27764E =:36C2=D @C 4@?D6CG2E:G6D E92? @=56C 25F=ED]k^Am
kAmQxEVD 4@?46C?:?8 E92E H6 D66> E@ 36 86EE:?8 E@ E96 A@:?E H96C6 H6 DE@A E2=<:?8[ H6 DE@A 4@>AC@>:D:?8[ 2?5 A6@A=6 G:=:7J E96:C @AA@?6?ED[Q D2:5 rC2:8 %6?9@77[ dg[ 2? :?56A6?56?E @7 $:>: '2==6J[ r2=:7@C?:2]k^Am
kAm~?=J 23@FE a :? `_ 25F=ED F?56C b_ D2J E96 C:89E E@ G@E6 7246D 2 Q>2;@CQ E9C62E[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 23@FE c :? `_ 25F=ED 286D e_ 2?5 @=56C]k^Am
k9amkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm#6AF3=:42?D H@CCJ 23@FE G:@=6?46 282:?DE 4@?D6CG2E:G6D[ s6>@4C2ED H@CCJ 23@FE :E 282:?DE =:36C2=Dk^DA2?mk^9am
kAm&]$] 25F=ED H9@ :56?E:7J H:E9 2 A2CEJ 2C6 >@C6 =:<6=J E@ 36 H@CC:65 23@FE G:@=6?46 282:?DE @C82?:K2E:@?D @C 7:8FC6D E92E D92C6 E96:C :56@=@8J[ H9:=6 >@DE :?56A6?56?ED 2C6 ?@E 9:89=J 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 :? 86?6C2=]k^Am
kAmp3@FE e :? `_ #6AF3=:42?D 2C6 Q6IEC6>6=JQ @C QG6CJQ 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6 A@=:E:42= 7:8FC6D @C @C82?:K2E:@?D[ H9:=6 @?=J afT 2C6 9:89=J 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E =:36C2= A@=:E:42= 7:8FC6D @C @C82?:K2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm~? E96 @E96C 92?5[ 23@FE e :? `_ s6>@4C2ED 2C6 Q6IEC6>6=JQ @C QG6CJQ 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E =:36C2= A@=:E:42= 7:8FC6D 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@?D[ H9:=6 bgT 2C6 9:89=J 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6D]k^Am
kAm%96D6 7:?5:?8D 2C6 A2CE:4F=2C=J AC@?@F?465 2>@?8 A6@A=6 2E 6IEC6>6 6?5D @7 E96 A@=:E:42= DA64ECF>i r@?D6CG2E:G6 #6AF3=:42?D 2?5 =:36C2= s6>@4C2ED 2C6 >F49 =:<6=:6C E@ 36 4@?46C?65 23@FE G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E E96:C D:56 E92? >@C6 >@56C2E6 >6>36CD @7 E96:C 4@2=:E:@?]k^Am
kAmp3@FE @?6\BF2CE6C @7 :?56A6?56?ED 2C6 Q6IEC6>6=JQ @C QG6CJQ 4@?46C?65 23@FE A@=:E:42= G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6D @C =:36C2=D]k^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm|2I p?56CD@?[ 2? :?56A6?56?E H9@ 56D4C:36D 9:>D6=7 2D =:36C2=[ D2:5 96VD 4@?46C?65 23@FE G:@=6?46 7C@> 24C@DD E96 A@=:E:42= DA64ECF>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>QmQx E9:?< 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 >J 286 2C6?VE 86?6C2==J 5@:?8 8@@5 C:89E ?@H[Q D2:5 p?56CD@?[ 2 ab\J62C\@=5 4@==686 DEF56?E :? u@CE r@==:?D[ r@=@C25@] Q$@ x E9:?< 2== @7 2 DF556?[ E9@D6 >@C6 6IEC6>6 2G6?F6D @7 24E:@? ;FDE 766= =:<6 2 36EE6C @AE:@?]Qk^DA2?mk^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 >2;@C A2CE:D2? 5:G:56D 23@FE E96 6IE6?E E@ H9:49 7C665@> @7 DA6649[ 7C665@> @7 E96 AC6DD 2?5 E96 C:89E E@ G@E6 2C6 4FCC6?E=J E9C62E6?65] p3@FE EH@\E9:C5D @7 s6>@4C2ED D2J 7C665@> @7 DA6649 2?5 7C665@> @7 E96 AC6DD 2C6 724:?8 2 Q>2;@C E9C62E[Q H9:=6 @?=J 23@FE b :? `_ @7 #6AF3=:42?D D2J E9:D 23@FE 7C665@> @7 DA6649 2?5 23@FE a :? `_ D2J E9:D 23@FE 7C665@> @7 E96 AC6DD]k^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmy677 |:==:82?[ 2 fa\J62C\@=5 #6AF3=:42? 7C@> {@82?[ ~9:@[ D2:5 96VD >@C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 4@?D6CG2E:G6D E92? =:36C2=D] |:==:82? FD65 E@ 36 >@C6 H@CC:65 23@FE E9C62ED E@ 7F?52>6?E2= C:89ED E92? 96 :D ?@H]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm(92E 492?865 7@C 9:>nk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>QmQ!C6D:56?E %CF>A H2D 6=64E65[Q 96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
Cooper reported from Phoenix.
The AP-NORC poll of 1,289 adults was conducted Oct. 9-13, using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
