Police stand outside Nancy Pelosi’s Home
Police stand at the top of the closed street outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. In the background is the Transamerica Pyramid. AP Photo/Eric Risberg / Associated Press
Police stand outside Nancy Pelosi’s Home

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Political threats and violence are on the rise, how will this affect the November election?

Data show threats to political leaders has increased tenfold in the last five years

Police stand at the top of the closed street outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. In the background is the Transamerica Pyramid. AP Photo/Eric Risberg / Associated Press
By Andrew Meriwether

The recent attack of Paul Pelosi has once again put a spotlight on rising political violence. It’s just one of numerous examples of threats and attacks, particularly by far-right groups, that have occurred in the wake of form

er President Donald Trump’s presidency.

Reset speaks with historian Kathleen Belew about why we’re seeing this rise and violence and how it might affect the election just one week away.

GUEST: Kathleen Belew, Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University

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Police stand outside Nancy Pelosi’s Home
Police stand at the top of the closed street outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. In the background is the Transamerica Pyramid. AP Photo/Eric Risberg / Associated Press
Police stand outside Nancy Pelosi’s Home

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Political threats and violence are on the rise, how will this affect the November election?

Data show threats to political leaders has increased tenfold in the last five years

Police stand at the top of the closed street outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. In the background is the Transamerica Pyramid. AP Photo/Eric Risberg / Associated Press
By Andrew Meriwether

The recent attack of Paul Pelosi has once again put a spotlight on rising political violence. It’s just one of numerous examples of threats and attacks, particularly by far-right groups, that have occurred in the wake of form

er President Donald Trump’s presidency.

Reset speaks with historian Kathleen Belew about why we’re seeing this rise and violence and how it might affect the election just one week away.

GUEST: Kathleen Belew, Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University

More From

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons