Survey in seven battleground states finds most fear Trump supporters would use violence to install him in power

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A majority of voters in swing states do not believe Donald Trump will accept defeat if he loses next week’s presidential election and fear that his supporters will turn to violence in an attempt to install him in power, a new poll suggests.

The survey, conducted by George Mason University and the Washington Post, found that far fewer voters harboured similar fears about Kamala Harris.