{"id":2381013,"date":"2024-12-17T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plurality-of-young-voters-believe-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-was-justified-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:42:16","slug":"plurality-of-young-voters-believe-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-was-justified-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plurality-of-young-voters-believe-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-was-justified-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Plurality of young voters believe UnitedHealthcare CEO killing was justified &#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\">26<\/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%2Fplurality-of-young-voters-believe-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-was-justified-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=2381013&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>A \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-polls-say-manchin-or-third-party-bid-would-hurt-biden-help-trump\/\" title=\"Polls indicate that if Senator Manchin or a third-party candidate were to run, it would negatively impact Biden&#039;s chances and benefit Trump.\">recent \u2062poll conducted<\/a> by Emerson College revealed that a plurality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/behind-the-scenes-at-bidens-bizarre-press-conference\/\" title=\"Behind The Scenes At Biden\u2019s Bizarre Press Conference\">young voters<\/a>, specifically\u2063 41% of those aged 18-29, believe \u2062the\u2064 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson \u2064was justified. this perspective is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-sen-tom-cotton-moderate-democrats-is-code-for-vulnerable-democrats\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Sen. Tom Cotton: &#039;Moderate Democrats&#039; Is Code for &#039;Vulnerable Democrats&#039;\">closely contested<\/a>, as 40% of the same demographic view the assassination as somewhat or completely\u2062 unacceptable,\u200d while the \u200cremaining 19% remain neutral. The\u200d findings\u2064 highlight a significant divide in opinions among young voters regarding\u2064 this controversial event.  <\/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\">Plurality of young voters believe UnitedHealthcare CEO killing was justified<\/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_1908956\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A plurality of young voters believe that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3256487\/luigi-mangione-screams-press-extradition-hearing-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"assassination\">killing<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/insurance-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"assassination\">UnitedHealthcare<\/a> CEO Brian Thompson was justified.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>An Emerson College <a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/december-2024-national-poll-young-voters-diverge-from-majority-on-crypto-tiktok-and-ceo-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> found that 41% of 18-29-year-old voters believed the killing was somewhat or completely acceptable, compared to 40% who believed it was somewhat or completely unacceptable. Another 19% were neutral.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A poster depicting Luigi Mangione hangs outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The response was a major outlier from every other age demographic, with a majority believing the shooting wasn&rsquo;t justified. Just 10% or less of the 50-59-year-old, 60-69-year-old, and 70+-year-old demographics believed the murder was justified. Roughly 23% of the 30-39-year-old demographic and 13% of the 40-49-year-old demographic believed the killing was justified.<\/p>\n<p>Men were somewhat more likely to find the murder justified, at 19% compared to 14% of women.<\/p>\n<p>The responses were also split along party lines, with a fair amount of Democrats finding the killing acceptable compared to very few Republicans and independents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While 68% of voters overall reject the killer&rsquo;s actions, younger voters and Democrats are more split &mdash; 41% of voters aged 18-29 find the killer&rsquo;s actions acceptable (24% somewhat acceptable and 17% completely acceptable), while 40% find them unacceptable; 22% of Democrats find them acceptable, while 59% find them unacceptable, this compares to 12% of Republicans and 16% of independents who find the actions acceptable, underscoring shifting societal attitudes among the youngest electorate and within party lines,&rdquo; Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The poll reflects previous surveys on the matter, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/stratpolitics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UHC-Poll.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first poll\">first poll<\/a> taken by the Center for Strategic Politics after suspect Luigi Mangione&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">capture finding similar results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Surveying 455 adults, with a margin of error of +\/- 4.6 percentage points, the poll only divided the age category into under and over 45 years old. Among the under age 45, 31% of respondents had a positive view of Mangione, compared to 41% with a negative view. Among those 45 years and older, just 8% had a positive view, compared to 77% who had a negative view.<\/p>\n<p>The killing of Thompson has been met with an unprecedented reaction, with many, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-california-child-internet-privacy-law\/\" title=\"California child internet privacy law blocked by judge.\">young people online<\/a>, showing support for the assassin. A deluge of memes posted on social media have mocked Thompson and praised Mangione, with the assassin taking on the visage of a folk hero to many.<\/p>\n<p>A fundraiser for Mangione has raised nearly $140,000 for his legal fund as of Tuesday, with donors sending messages of support. One anonymous donor called him a &ldquo;MAN OF THE PEOPLE,&rdquo; calling the McDonald&rsquo;s worker who allegedly tipped off police a &ldquo;CLASS TRAITOR.&rdquo; Another anonymous donor called him a &ldquo;hero and revolutionary,&rdquo; sending a $100 donation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One popular message alongside a $20 donation said Mangione had been &ldquo;mind controlled&rdquo; to murder Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Mangione was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald&rsquo;s after a five-day manhunt. Authorities are looking to extradite him to New York, where the crime was committed and where he is wanted for murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.<\/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_1908956\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908956\"}});<\/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>Many young voters think the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO was justified<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2381014,"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\/12\/LM-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46989,46181,32076,32604],"class_list":["post-2381013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-justified-killing","tag-unitedhealthcare-ceo","tag-washington-examiner","tag-young-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/LM-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381013","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381013\/revisions\/2381017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}