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I am afraid that this will actually swing the election towards Trump. One of the big reasons for the blue wave in 2018 was the suburbs going Democrat. However,

I am afraid that this will actually swing the election towards Trump. One of the big reasons for the blue wave in 2018 was the suburbs going Democrat. However, a lot of the people will get scared by the riots and get pushed into voting for “Law and Order”. Trump was on the ropes politically, but I think this might change the voting calculus.

wafn 6y ago
This is correct. Actual peaceful protests might have had some results, but this intolerable behavior by rioters is only turning many, many people against black people and "anarchists" in general. Could have had a consensus against police violence, but instead the reaction was and is far more harmful. More people's lives have been affected (or lost; see Louisville) as a result of the riots than the initial death.
- chancho 6y ago
  You are a piece of shit.
  - dang 6y ago
    We've banned that account for breaking the site guidelines egregiously, but it's also not ok to respond to that by breaking the site guidelines yourself. They specifically ask people not to do this (a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls). It helps nothing and only makes the thread even worse. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.
giantDinosaur 6y ago
Perhaps. I don't think it's possible to be too certain about it - 'law and order' may not imply support for Trump, especially if you see him as inflaming tensions. Or it may result in larger voting turnouts in certain areas which may not help Trump at all. Who knows? It seems unpredictable to me, unless there's good precedent for similar events & election results?