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2 in 5
Two in five U.S. voters say they are worried about threats of violence or voter intimidation at polling stations during the country’s midterm elections, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
4.2 minutes
“Wearable devices that track exercise and other vital signs reveal what many have suspected: The election is making us lose sleep,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The night of the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Sept. 26, Fitbit users nationwide slept an average of 4.2 minutes less than they did the Monday before and the Monday after the debate. Users’ average sleep typically varies only about one to two minutes from one Monday to the next, so the change on the debate night is statistically significant.”
54%
Of the electorate say they personally feel threatened by the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency (54%) and 61% feel threatened by Islamic terrorists, according to a new Monmouth poll. About 4-in-10 feel their way of life is threatened by the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency (42%), by the policies of the Republican Party (43%), or by the policies of the Democratic Party (39%). Just 28% say their personal way of life is under threat from illegal immigrants from Mexico.
81%
Of Americans say they would feel afraid following the election of one of the two polarizing politicians: Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, according to a new AP-GfK poll. That includes a quarter who say it doesn’t matter who wins: they’re scared of both.
