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by TMWNN 2137 days ago
>But watching the left since 2016 and especially recently after the death of George Floyd, policy matters don't concern me much anymore. I'm afraid of the left. I feel intimidated by their vast cultural and social power. And I'm going to vote for someone that unapologetically opposes them.

I suspect that rioters burning half of Minneapolis down won Minnesota for Trump, after coming within 1.5% of winning the state in 2016. (Yes, the only state that voted for Mondale in 1984.) If he wins all other states he won in 2016, Trump only has to win one of Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin for reelection. Look at how close polls are there already (https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/minnesota-2020-... let's see how things look in another month or two, when people are less afraid of being called a racist for vocalizing dislike of violent "protests", even to a pollster.

Don't count out other states, like Oregon and Washington, that saw and are seeing continued violence in the name of Floyd and BLM.