the scary thing is, i think it's now clear donnie would have won easily if it weren't for covid-19

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30. I would also posit an alternate threory

I think the death of George Floyd was the biggest single impact that was detrimental to our chances.

The initial protest movement achieved widespread support but when limited pockets of them started to turn violent, we played right into Trumps hands. The Video of those riots along with a broad misunderstanding of the poorly worded catch phase "Defund the Police" was a huge hammer used to beat us up. If you are wondering why white women still went for Trump, the trumped up threat of racial violence in the suburbs resonated. If it had been one week, I think it would have passed. But it went on for months and flared up over and over again even up until last week.

And I know that there were right wing agitators causing much of the trouble. And I know the protesters were 99% peaceful. But it was not a good look for us. And when you need the electorate to make those kinds of distinctions, it is a losing position to be in.