 How concerned should Americans be about political violence going forward? Well, look, this didn't happen in a vacuum. There has been a steady simmer of threats of political violence for years now. It's been growing more and more intense. Local election workers have reported a spike in threats. Government officials, federal officials, judges, too. And we've, of course, seen actual political violence. Back in 2017, there was a shooting at a practice ahead of the congressional baseball game that seriously wounded Republican Congressman Steve Scalise.