Will the protests that become violent impact the election?

[still_one]

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	Yes
	11 (69%)
	No
	5 (31%)
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[lynintenn]

1. and not in a good way

[doc03]

2. +1

[Stallion]

4. +1

[still_one]

11. I am afraid you are right

[dhill926]

3. I don't think so...

unless the protests last all summer. Shit has been happening at such a fast rate, people will have forgotten about this amidst the innumerable outrages sure to happen between now and then...

[oasis]

24. There will be enough time to come together before then. nt

[leftieNanner]

5. Ass Face would like to use this for that purpose

But he needed it to happen in October.

[elleng]

6. Will effect everyone's points of view.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. I worry that they will. I wish you would include "not sure" or "maybe" as a response.

[still_one]

10. That is what Pass means

[Walleye]

8. I don't think this will benefit trump.

He can talk law and order but he hasn’t a clue. Nixon had enough intelligence to take advantage of it. I don’t think trump can. I could be wrong

[mucifer]

9. Our country has crazy short attention spans

[SMC22307]

12. Images of Philly's City Hall (possibly) up in flames will not sit well with Pennsylvanians...

or those suburban women who helped flip the House in 2018. I love a good protest -- Iraq, Moral Mondays, etc. -- but this destructive bullshit needs to STOP.

[Sewa]

13. Sad situation

[budkin]

14. Yes. Against Trump

This is MAGA.

[still_one]

15. I hope you are right, but the optics of the vandalism and looting aren't good

[budkin]

38. This is happening under his watch

If he were the outsider it would be totally different.

[greenjar_01]

16. You forgot the "I don't give a fuck" option

[still_one]

18. Really? You don't give a fuck. Are you going to vote?

[greenjar_01]

20. Of course I'm going to vote, but doing election calculations in this historic moment

is piddling, stupid, and, quite frankly, despicable.

[still_one]

22. Violence obscures the righteousness of the message. The vandalism and looting is an insult

to the memory of George Floyd, BLM, and the peaceful protesters

[greenjar_01]

27. I said what I said

[still_one]

28. I know, and I respect that. Thanks

[rockfordfile]

35. you sound like a kid. Violence is not acceptable no matter who does it

[smirkymonkey]

17. I feel sick.

[still_one]

19. Same here.

[crickets]

21. Not in a way that helps trump.

He is weak, rudderless, and an obvious racist who is doing nothing to calm the situation -- quite the opposite.

POC will be voting for their lives, voting in droves, like never before. Everyone pissed about what is going on will also be voting like their lives depend on it, because they know it's true.

We outnumber them. We will win.

He's toast and even he knows it.

[still_one]

23. If elections were based on the popular vote I would agree, but the swing states are what will

determine it, and I am not so confident

I think the looting in Pennsylvania and other swing states is not going to resonate well

[herding cats]

25. Maybe not in an adverse way

I had a mostly apolitical family member tonight say they were donating to Biden due to the insanity taking place right now. They've never, to my knowledge, donated to any political campaign before. They're just so burned out on all the race baiting and hate and feel the need for some sane leadership.

So, my answer is maybe.

[Blasphemer]

26. It might affect Biden's VP pick but that's about it

Democrats win when the economy is bad. The economy is bad.

[BGBD]

29. maybe

but I doubt it is one of the top two or three things in the election.

Even if it is a major issue, I don't see how it helps Trump since it is happening with him in the WH and he's not able to do anything about it.

Just another demonstration of his pathetic leadership.

[Lock him up.]

30. The only thing he does is droping racist gazoline on Twitter. n/t

[still_one]

31. My concern is that it will distract not only from his pathetic leadership, but

even more importantly distract from the injustices against African Americans

[Lock him up.]

32. No. The Obama coalition will be more motivated to vote for Biden. n/t

[still_one]

33. I hope so. I know I will

[rockfordfile]

34. depends

[Lock him up.]

36. On what (if it's not too much to ask)? n/t

[Lock him up.]

37. Link here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13510143