Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, most people believed there would be postelection violence. Outlet upon outlet reported on polls revealing just how concerned Americans were that no matter who became president-elect, anger, frustration, fear, and acts of protests would follow.
A Scripps News/Ipsos poll found that over 60% of Americans believed this would be the case, with concerns highest in battleground states. And while serious violence has yet to be reported, the protests have, in fact, commenced.
Between Friday and Saturday, a surge of protests swept across the country in response to Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris. Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh; New York City; Portland, and Seattle saw hundreds to thousands of protesters who all gathered to vent their frustration over last week’s election results. Some of the points of grievance the…
