Americans fear their country is spiraling out of control following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, with worries growing that the Nov. 5 election could spark more political violence, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday found.
The two-day poll found Republican presidential candidate Trump opening a marginal lead among registered voters — 43% to 41% — over Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, an advantage that was within the poll's 3 percentage point margin of error, suggesting the attempt on Trump's life had not sparked a major shift in voter sentiment.
But 80% of voters — including similar shares of Democrats and Republicans — said they agreed with a statement that "the country is spiraling out of the control."
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