If Americans are united in anything, it’s pessimism. Call it realism, if you like. 

A new poll by Politico and Public First finds 55% of Americans “expect political violence to increase.” Pollsters surveyed 2,051 U.S. adults between Oct. 18 and Oct. 21. They reported a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points. (RELATED: SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: Origins Of Left-Wing Political Violence Are Too Obvious To Ignore)