March 21, 2016
In
a recent poll, YouGov asked 1,000 American adults from March 14-16
their opinions on the violence occurring at Trump’s campaign events.
Asked
how responsible the “mainstream media” is for the “recent violence at
Trump campaign events,” 68 percent of those polled claimed the
mainstream media bears the blame.
Of
the respondents, 38 percent said the mainstream media holds “a lot” of
the responsibility for the violence at the rallies, and 30 percent said
the media is “a little” responsible for the violence.
The belief that the “mainstream media” is responsible for the violence is held across political lines.
In
the poll, 59 percent of Democrats, 70 percent of Independents, and 77
percent of Republicans said the media is either “a lot” or “a little” to
blame for the violence.
