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Excerpt from www.westernjournal.com
America was cocked and ready for political tragedy because of the rhetoric employed by former President Donald Trump’s opponents, according to a new poll.
Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Rasmussen Reports surveyed Americans about the shooter’s motivation.
The poll found that 41 percent of likely voters believe the demonization of Trump — a staple of Democratic and media commentary about him — was the leading cause of the attempt.
It found 57 percent of Republicans, 26 percent of Democrats and 39 percent of independents said painting the former president as evil laid the groundwork for the attempt by Thomas Crooks to kill him.
According to the poll, 40 percent said mental health problems on the part of the gunman were the leading cause.
