Researcher explains why 'dark' new GOP survey is 'keeping me up at night'

The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution recently teamed up for their "2024 American Values Survey," which was conducted August 16-October 4.

One of the questions asked how GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump should respond if he loses the 2024 election to Vice President Kamala Harris — and 19 percent said Trump should refuse to accept the election results in that scenario.

Axios' Russell Contreras reports, "The growing number of Republicans willing to shun democratic norms — and possibly embrace violence — comes as Trump continues to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen from him and is saying the 2024 election is already rigged. The survey from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution is the latest sign of how Trump's grievances and conspiracy theories have reshaped his party — and whipped up its most disaffected, far-right elements."

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Contreras notes that PRI and Brookings found that "nearly 3 in 10 Republicans believe that true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country, compared with 16 percent of independents and 8 percent of Democrats."

The Axios reporter also points out that "Americans who most trust conservative news outlets are the most likely to support political violence."

PRRI President Robert P. Jones discussed the survey results with Axios — and finds them extremely troubling.

Jones told Axios, "I've been doing this for 20 years, and these answers.... are keeping me up at night. It's all pretty dark and worrisome."

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Read Axios' full article at this link and find the PRRI/Brookings survey results here.