Older Americans tend to be more sympathetic to those who have been accused of sexual harassment than their younger counterparts, according to a new American Barometer survey.
The poll, which was conducted by Hill.TV and the HarrisX polling company, found that 55 percent of respondents aged 65 years and older said public treatment of those accused of sexual harassment had gone too far, compared to only 48 percent of 50- to 64-year-olds who said the same.
Forty-five percent of 35- to 49-year-olds said they thought the treatment of those accused of sexual harassment had gone too far, as did 42 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds.
The survey also found that 38 percent of men said the public treatment of those who had been accused of sexual harassment was “largely fair and appropriate,” while 33 percent of women said the same.
The poll follows the tumultuous confirmation process of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.
The American Barometer survey was conducted on October 6-7 among 1,000 registered voters. Its margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
— Julia Manchester
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