{"id":2358349,"date":"2024-10-23T10:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fear-of-election-violence-civil-war-surge-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:24:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:24:01","slug":"fear-of-election-violence-civil-war-surge-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fear-of-election-violence-civil-war-surge-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of election violence, \u2018civil war\u2019 surge &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffear-of-election-violence-civil-war-surge-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses \u2062growing fears<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayer-funded-voice-of-america-runs-story-claiming-disinfo-will-spark-election-violence\/\" title=\"Taxpayer-Funded &quot;Voice of America&quot; Runs Story Claiming Disinfo Will Spark Election Violence\">election-related violence<\/a> and potential\u2063 civil unrest in the \u2063United \u2063States as \u2064the \u2064presidential election approaches. Fortitude Ranch, a network of survival camps, has urged its\u2064 members to remain inside their \u200bfacilities on Election Day due to concerns over\u2062 political violence. Pollsters have reported increasing\u2062 anxieties regarding possible post-election protests\u2063 and\u200d violence, especially from \u2064those \u2063who\u200b may be dissatisfied with the results.<\/p>\n<p>Fortitude Ranch acknowledges that \u200dwhile\u200d immediate violence \u200dmay not be highly \u2064likely, there is a \u2064significant chance of unrest \u200damong\u2062 the population,\u200b considering the \u200ccontentious nature of the election.\u2063 They warn \u200cthat the possibility of contested election results could lead to prolonged protests, and if law enforcement is occupied with these demonstrations, there could be an uptick in criminal\u200b activities like\u2064 looting,\u200b escalating\u2063 the situation further. Historical \u2062context is given, \u2064mentioning \u2064violence in 2017 and 2021\u200c following previous elections, illustrating that\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-liz-cheneys-coordinated-effort-to-prevent-troop-deployment-before-jan-6\/\" title=\"Inside Liz Cheney\u2019s Coordinated Effort To Prevent Troop Deployment Before Jan. 6\">election-related unrest<\/a> is not unprecedented.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fear of election violence, &lsquo;civil war&rsquo; surge<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1842955\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The nation&rsquo;s largest network of survival camps is urging its members to spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Election Day<\/a> inside its guarded fences due to growing concerns about political violence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/2925022\/civil-collapse-feared-in-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>civil war.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortituderanch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fortitude Ranch<\/a>, which has several established and planned off-the-grid prepper resorts, issued its call after pollsters reported surging fears of violence from the losing side in next month&rsquo;s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are a Fortitude Ranch survival community member, they are going to be open on Election Day so members who are in areas of high risk of post-election protest violence can take refuge. Fortitude Ranch staff does not consider the likelihood of immediate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-fulton-county-prosecutors-signal-potential-plea-deals\/\" title=\"Fulton County prosecutors hint at possible plea deals in Donald Trump indictment.\">post-election violence<\/a> or &lsquo;civil war&rsquo; to be high, but there is a strong likelihood of some violence by the 50% or more of the population that will be very angry with the Nov. 5 results,&rdquo; said the organization on its <a href=\"https:\/\/collapsesurvivor.com\/threat-alert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;Collapse Survivor&rdquo; app.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The election results are likely to be contested, and there could be weeks of protests and post-election violence. There is no way to predict how violent or widespread this could become.&nbsp; But it could quickly develop and get out of control. If police are tied up with public protests, gang members and criminals know this is an ideal time for them to loot. If the post-election violence is bad and looting takes off, there is a chance that it could escalate into home invasions and marauding,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Election-related violence occurred after both of the last two presidential elections. In 2017, after former President Donald Trump was inaugurated, angry protesters damaged parts of downtown Washington, D.C.. In 2021, protesters entered the U.S. Capitol and stalled the counting of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s Electoral College victory.<\/p>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/biden_administration\/are_we_our_own_worst_enemy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rasmussen Reports<\/a> survey confirmed that many likely voters see a similar situation in this election.<\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen said that 43% believe that civil war is likely, while 45% don&rsquo;t. The rest aren&rsquo;t sure.<\/p>\n<p>And while the liberal media has said that Trump and his supporters are to blame for fears of violence, Rasmussen said that most believe Democrats are the &ldquo;worst enemy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 30% of likely U.S. voters say the Democratic Party is America&rsquo;s biggest enemy, 16% think Republicans are the biggest enemy and nine percent (9%) believe domestic extremists are the major threat. Among foreign threats, 20% identify China as the biggest enemy, followed by Russia (12%) and Iran (9%),&rdquo; said the outfit&rsquo;s analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Those picking Democrats as the enemy is higher nationally than Rasmussen found in a similar poll of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1842955\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1842955\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surge in fears of election violence prompts survival camp alert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2358351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-usss.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34944,43541,35652],"class_list":["post-2358349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-civil-war","tag-election-violence","tag-political-unrest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-usss.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}