Spoiler: I think Trump and his team made a YUGE miscalculation. Let me explain why.
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But that surge, mostly overblown, is likely caused by rising unemployment & the pandemic.
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…
Essentially, Trump has created a problem and now is playing "fixer" by stomping in with his big fascist boots.
journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…
Trump is losing the suburbs, so he's trying to scare the crap out of the white people by stoking racial divisions and fear of their neighbors.
politico.com/news/2020/07/2…
Trump is in big trouble in the suburbs in Ohio, largely because of unemployment and his truly awful handling of the pandemic.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
This approach is backfiring for 3 reasons.
news5cleveland.com/news/local-new…
It also places officers at risk. They need to work these streets long after feds pack up their munitions & go home.
It's of Trump deploying secret police to terrorize his own citizens.
businessinsider.com/trump-portland…
The folks who populate the suburbs these days are more diverse and they increasingly identify with their urban neighbors.
npr.org/2020/07/26/895…
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