Thread by @DrRJKavanagh

So this survey that everyone is citing that shows 46% of Republicans think the Derek Chauvin verdict was wrong was done by @CBSNews and this is how they reported it.

Framing is everything.

cbsnews.com/news/chauvin-v…

Let me add, I don't think this survey means a whole lot of anything.

What does the question even mean: what if people agree with one part of the verdict but not others. Chauvin was found guilty of all three charges. Maybe someone thinks he should have been found guilty of two?

And someone agreeing that the Chauvin verdict was right really isn't that reassuring anyway. We last week a whole bunch of people who thought "justice" had been done in the Chauvin case, also thought a police officer shooting and killing Ma'Khia Bryant was justified.

I mean I guess it is significant that almost half of Republicans don't agree with the verdict, but is anyone surprised? These are the same people who support the white supremacists who stormed the capitol, the same people who won't pass a basic police reform bill.

I don't know, I feel like a survey on whether people believe police killing Ma'Khia Bryant was justified would be a more helpful indicator of the level of racism in this country, because I think you'd see a majority of White people from both parties would say it is.

Racism in the US is not just a Republican problem and agreeing with the Chauvin verdict is lMO such a low bar as to be almost meaningless.