According to the poll, 73% of Republicans say that "Democrats are generally bullies who want to impose their political beliefs on those who disagree." At nearly the same percentage (74%), Democrats view Republicans as bullies who want to impose their political beliefs on others.
There were 49% of poll participants who "avoided political discussions with others because I don’t know where they stand." Politics has caused a quarter of Americans to lose friends and avoid friends or relatives for their political beliefs, according to the poll. There were 38% who "unfriended or stopped following someone on social media because of their political views." The survey found that 26% of people stopped doing business with a company or brand because of their politics.
"While we've documented for years the partisan polarization in the country, these poll results are perhaps the starkest evidence of the deep divisions in partisan attitudes rippling through the country," said Republican pollster Neil Newhouse – who helped conduct the poll.
Last month, a poll revealed that 44% of Americans believe the "U.S. seems headed toward a civil war in the near future," including 53% of Republicans and 39% of Democrats.
Last July, a survey regarding possible secession found that two-thirds of Republicans in the South and nearly half of Democrats on the West Coast want to secede from the union and form countries composed of regional states.
Poll finds 28% of Americans willing to take up arms against corrupt government - TheBlaze
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