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still_one

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Sat May 30, 2020, 06:47 PM May 2020

Will the protests that become violent impact the election? [View all]


17 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Yes
11 (65%)
No
6 (35%)
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and not in a good way lynintenn May 2020 #1
+1 doc03 May 2020 #2
+1 Stallion May 2020 #4
I am afraid you are right still_one May 2020 #11
I don't think so... dhill926 May 2020 #3
There will be enough time to come together before then. nt oasis May 2020 #24
Ass Face would like to use this for that purpose leftieNanner May 2020 #5
Will effect everyone's points of view. elleng May 2020 #6
I worry that they will. I wish you would include "not sure" or "maybe" as a response. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #7
That is what Pass means still_one May 2020 #10
I don't think this will benefit trump. Walleye May 2020 #8
Our country has crazy short attention spans mucifer May 2020 #9
Images of Philly's City Hall (possibly) up in flames will not sit well with Pennsylvanians... SMC22307 May 2020 #12
Sad situation Sewa May 2020 #13
Yes. Against Trump budkin May 2020 #14
I hope you are right, but the optics of the vandalism and looting aren't good still_one May 2020 #15
This is happening under his watch budkin May 2020 #38
You forgot the "I don't give a fuck" option greenjar_01 May 2020 #16
Really? You don't give a fuck. Are you going to vote? still_one May 2020 #18
Of course I'm going to vote, but doing election calculations in this historic moment greenjar_01 May 2020 #20
Violence obscures the righteousness of the message. The vandalism and looting is an insult still_one May 2020 #22
I said what I said greenjar_01 May 2020 #27
I know, and I respect that. Thanks still_one May 2020 #28
you sound like a kid. Violence is not acceptable no matter who does it rockfordfile May 2020 #35
I feel sick. smirkymonkey May 2020 #17
Same here. still_one May 2020 #19
Not in a way that helps trump. crickets May 2020 #21
If elections were based on the popular vote I would agree, but the swing states are what will still_one May 2020 #23
Maybe not in an adverse way herding cats May 2020 #25
It might affect Biden's VP pick but that's about it Blasphemer May 2020 #26
maybe BGBD May 2020 #29
The only thing he does is droping racist gazoline on Twitter. n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #30
My concern is that it will distract not only from his pathetic leadership, but still_one May 2020 #31
No. The Obama coalition will be more motivated to vote for Biden. n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #32
I hope so. I know I will still_one May 2020 #33
depends rockfordfile May 2020 #34
On what (if it's not too much to ask)? n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #36
Link here: Lock him up. May 2020 #37
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