Political violence has become acceptable to more liberals, an ominous sign on the eve of the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests planned for the weekend and five weeks after the assassination of conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk.
Nearly half of liberals and 60% of young leftists now agree that violence and law-breaking are OK if they don’t agree with the government, according to a new Cygnal poll shared with Washington Secrets.
“The Left is admitting in surveys that they’re more politically violent. In Cygnal’s October national poll, 60% of young liberals said breaking the law is OK if you disagree with the government. And 41% of all liberals concurred. Only 14% of conservatives held this belief,” said Cygnal founder and pollster Brent Buchanan.
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What’s more, the radicals are getting a free pass from the media and top Democratic Party leaders who wrongly claim that both sides engage in political violence equally.
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This isn’t a “both sides” problem when it comes to political violence. This poll proves that.
Tons more in here also, including what’s shifting under the surface on the generic ballot when it comes to voter educational attainment. https://t.co/NBXV2JB2RW
— Brent Buchanan, Pollster (@brentbuc) October 15, 2025
“The media focuses on dumb college-kid texts while ignoring stories like that of Virginia Democrat Jay Jones fantasizing in writing about political violence against a Republican opponent, his kids, and his wife,” said Buchanan of sickening texts from the Virginia attorney general candidate.
“I call B.S.,” he told Secrets.
His poll was an eye-opening warning that the left isn’t ashamed of the violence against opponents, as demonstrated by its reaction to Jones, Kirk’s slaying, or the two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump.
“This accentuates the fact that one side of America’s political spectrum, whether directly engaged in the behaviors or not, now openly accepts breaking laws if it means advancing their political agenda,” said Buchanan.
The survey looked at how voters view the wave of attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers tasked with finding illegal immigrants for deportation.
What it found is that the left is good with the attacks and the right is eager for a peaceful end.
“In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination last month and a string of ongoing political violence, the dogma of ‘both sides do it’ became the prevailing talking point across news media. But this data shows only 29% of Democrats see an off-ramp to rising political violence compared to 40% of Republicans who, for once, are more idealistic,” said Cygnal spokesman Ryan Shucard.
Worst of all, said Cygnal, is that a majority overall believes that political violence will increase.
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Cygnal highlights shared with Secrets:
- 57% believe political conflict and violence will escalate.
- The Democratic base is +7 over other segments in believing violence and conflict will continue.
- 41% believe that colleges and universities are teaching students that violence is a justifiable response to political disagreements.