Survey respondents may overstate their support for violent acts, but the trend is worrisome.
Having spent many years conducting and studying public opinion polls, I occasionally come across a topic that raises a vexing question: What are people really trying to tell us in these polls?
This lack of clarity never, ever happens with questions about Donald Trump, the economy, support for the war in Iran, or other major political issues of the day.
Carroll Doherty is the former director of political research at Pew Research Center.
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