The Trump campaign attacked CNN for a poll showing Trump was behind but his favorite network had him tied in Florida with Biden. Then they took the poll down. Lol!
Majority disapproves of how Trump handles race relations
President Trump approval rating on race relations among black Americans via new @CNN poll today:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) June 8, 2020
7% approve
91% disapprove
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— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 11, 2020
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling race relations?
Approve 31%
Disapprove 63%
(CNN Poll, 6/2-5/20)https://t.co/HLWkveOR6w
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— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 11, 2020
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling race relations?
WHITE
Approve 38%
Disapprove 57%
BLACK
Approve 7%
Disapprove 91%
(CNN Poll, 6/2-5/20)https://t.co/HLWkveOR6w
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling race relations?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 5, 2020
Approve 33%
Disapprove 58%
(CBS News Poll, 5/29 – 6/2/20)https://t.co/ZWtW0kpOzW
Nearly 60 percent of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump's handling of race relations, poll says https://t.co/ZJkCRnEMBE
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 4, 2020
New CNN poll
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 8, 2020
84% think the peaceful protests in response to police violence are justified.
65% say Trump’s response to the protests has been more harmful than helpful.
63% disapprove of Trump's handling of race relations.https://t.co/ssV9Eb0CSI
Approval of Black Lives Matters is way up but most Republicans still disapprove of it
THREAD: NEW POLLING HIGHLIGHTS
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) June 11, 2020
In 2016, just a quarter of Americans (27%) said they approved of Black Lives Matter.
Today, that number has more than doubled: 57% now say they have a favorable view of the movement.https://t.co/sKxzG163qA via @YouGov, @AndrewRomano pic.twitter.com/98RPqhmJhG
Public opinion rarely moves fast, but it has on #BlackLivesMatter
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 10, 2020
In the last two weeks, American voters’ support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years. https://t.co/VUuyDQBbQc
Polls taken since Floyd’s death have found significant differences in what kinds of threats we perceive and condemn. https://t.co/L4iO2lE0mE
— Slate (@Slate) June 12, 2020
A national poll suggests a major shift in the country's view of the protests begun in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick, who may be getting a glimmer of revived interest from the NFL https://t.co/9JawPBnYww
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 12, 2020
POLL: A majority of black Americans support the movement to defund police departments (57%), and putting the money towards other community programs (64%). https://t.co/UMsFq950SH
— ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2020
Almost seven in 10 Americans say they've felt both hopeful and angry as mass demonstrations against racial injustice have roiled the US, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS shows, with significant differences reported depending on political party and race. https://t.co/Px7ra5tGH9
— CNN (@CNN) June 12, 2020
Trump lies about Republican approval
It’s not as high as he says. Trump lies about everything.
This has actual numbers. They’re very high but not as high as he says.
GALLUP: President Trump's job approval rating is 38% 👍 to 57% 👎.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 6, 2020
He rates at 91% with Republicans, 33% with independents (down 10 points from earlier this year), 2% with Democrats. pic.twitter.com/ZH3Tx0dUEh
This must be a relief.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 5, 2020
He was down to 95 pct approval in the make-believe Republican Party poll, but now he's back up to 96 pct. https://t.co/s5JOOkcqva
Serious question: does someone show him a fake poll with the same number every day? Does he just make it up over and over again and expect no one will notice? https://t.co/rylvYFvyW0 pic.twitter.com/gzF5j1G94p
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) January 19, 2020
Just setting the record straight: In the new, high-quality Marist poll, Trump has 86% approval among Republicans. Not 96%. https://t.co/zCb89oroLc
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 6, 2020
Over the course of his presidency to date, an average of 87% of Republicans have approved of Donald Trump’s handling of the job, compared with an average of just 6% of Democrats. https://t.co/4WXzOstCOm pic.twitter.com/R564ajEeUp
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 24, 2020
Trump is at 80 percent approval with Republicans. He represents Republican voters. People who write columns like this do not. The sooner this sinks in, the better. https://t.co/YODI4u0e5i
— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) August 24, 2020
Protests all over the country
How Black Lives Matter reached every corner of America https://t.co/6waroYIarl
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) June 13, 2020
The map of cities with BLM demonstrations now passes 2800 https://t.co/x1PV3VHztz
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) June 10, 2020
And a report from one of them, the famed Punxsutawney PA:
https://t.co/2ypMZPChBL
I've only been alive for 37 yrs but dare I say that these anti-racism protests are an unprecedented show of global solidarity. They underscore that though racism may take different forms depending on where you live, it infects every corner of the world. https://t.co/IYW5hjF96Q
— John Eligon (@jeligon) June 7, 2020
Something happening here…
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) June 7, 2020
This is Maryville,MO. Population around 12,000. NW Missouri in the middle of corn and bean land. Wow. Very moving to me. https://t.co/sJjuLRNUGQ
hazard kentucky https://t.co/xk75Md3my9
— Campbell Robertson (@campbellnyt) June 7, 2020
#BlackLivesMattter protest in Alliance, Nebraska. Population is less than 9,000. https://t.co/MoTHBEHmMJ
— Arielle Zionts (@Ajzionts) June 7, 2020
Just a few of the towns in today's @annehelen Twitter thread of protests in smaller communities across USA:
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 6, 2020
Shawnee, KN
Henderson, KY
Vidor, TX
Rochester, NY
LaGrange, IL
Woodstock, VA
Kent, OH
Provo, UT
Bristol, PA
Lewiston, ID
Alpine, TX
Wasau, WI
Troutdale, OR
Norman, OK
wow. vidor. https://t.co/oOL37lfKq5
— Campbell Robertson (@campbellnyt) June 6, 2020
The patterns, they are a shifting. See https://t.co/4m4MF6VL8k and https://t.co/1c3Z7wW2tg
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 6, 2020
I grew up in rural KS, and a HS friend now lives in Winfield, KS.
— Meg Guliford (@mkguliford) June 6, 2020
My soul was happy to see her pics from #BLM protest she attended. It's not many people, but it takes tremendous courage to protest racial injustice in such small numbers in the face of (likely) deep opposition. pic.twitter.com/yQ1KBmVHwz
A #BlackLivesMatter march in Harvard, Nebraska—a town with fewer than 1,000 residents and exactly one African American man. Something is, indeed, happening in America and not just in big cities. (H/t @redcloud_scribe)https://t.co/yxVetlkCNQ
— Ted Genoways (@TedGenoways) June 6, 2020
George Floyd was killed in America. His death has sparked a global movement. https://t.co/7bIhFXpede pic.twitter.com/2MrUPVjIkJ
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) June 11, 2020
Right-wing extremists – the boogaloo movement
This is a real problem. This is not a made up problem like antifa.
The far-right boogaloo movement is growing online at breakneck speed. But Trump isn’t interested in terrorists of the far-right variety — no matter how many Americans they kill or maim, writes @mehdirhasan. https://t.co/UZiFyarMFg
— The Intercept (@theintercept) June 10, 2020
Why Rightwing Protestors Wear Hawaiian Shirts – Boogaloo Meaning https://t.co/e7SjV9VXYb
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) June 5, 2020
Just getting around to reading the Boogaloo complaint (the terrorist attack FBI thwarted but doesn't want to talk about). They planned to use IRA training manuals.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 5, 2020
cc: @thegrugq https://t.co/izM1xS3Swo pic.twitter.com/vhya5cndQK
The Boogaloo movement, seeking to start a new American civil war, continues to organize and recruit on Facebook, despite calls for the social media platform to intervene. https://t.co/rKR1lDz4cK
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 8, 2020
Three current and former military members who allegedly planned violence at a protest were followers of the Boogaloo movement. The emerging Boog scene is full of service members and veterans: https://t.co/FptZR4GiQz
— Kelly Weill (@KELLYWEILL) June 8, 2020
THREAD: TTP identified multiple boogaloo Facebook groups that organize the exact same way described here, yet they remain active.
— Tech Transparency Project (@TTP_updates) June 7, 2020
Facebook has failed to remove these groups or even moderate content like bomb-making instructions (still active today)
Why is that, @brianfishman? https://t.co/tCnom3rUxO
A Las Vegas man accused of conspiring in a plot to incite violence at a Black Lives Matter rally as part of a “Boogaloo” plot is being investigated for alleged child sex abuse https://t.co/qRh7EJsQlE
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 10, 2020
Normal stuff https://t.co/e8SLwkG60B
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 2, 2020
Trump officials deny that there is systemic racism
They’re wrong
It is racist to say there’s no systemic racism in the US. Denying it is exactly as bad as saying nigger. https://t.co/HjdjnBnjsi
— Touré (@Toure) June 10, 2020
JUST IN: "I don’t believe there’s systemic racism in the U.S.," top Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow tells @ABC News. https://t.co/JsAo4rBy2e pic.twitter.com/qOGtT2GMQN
— ABC News (@ABC) June 10, 2020
KUDLOW: "I don't believe there's systemic racism in the U.S."
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) June 10, 2020
41% of Black businesses have closed down due to the pandemic.
Half of Black adults are jobless.
This is Trump's top economic adviser. What more proof does he need?
WATCH: pic.twitter.com/zigKGDyfPu
Barr Says There Is No Systemic Racism in Policing https://t.co/qLjOCc0VgV
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) June 8, 2020
Time to toss the ‘bad apples’ excuse. From a WaPo op-Ed— “Robert C. O’Brien went on CNN to deny there is systemic racism among police, an insulting, willfully ignorant” comment https://t.co/wmdu3PnQwp
— @anesta_4 (@afpanesta) June 1, 2020
More bad police behavior in videos and photos
Video shows Pittsburgh Police arresting and pinning woman to ground in East Liberty before deploying tear gas at onlookers.https://t.co/e5JfNOqPnH
— Pittsburgh City Paper (@PGHCityPaper) June 10, 2020
another way of saying police repeatedly caught lying https://t.co/9PzU9UQjfF
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) June 9, 2020
This "officer" is still employed by the LAPD.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 9, 2020
No charges have been filed.
He was not even fired.
Note that the other cop does nothing to stop the violence.
And take special note that @MayorOfLA Garcetti and @LAPDChiefMoore have done nothing to punish this criminal behavior. pic.twitter.com/4sfDoZytIj
New videos emerge showing deadly police encounters @MartinSavidge reports pic.twitter.com/dg7lyZZNIC
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 9, 2020
Remind me why we need the police? Because this shit happens all the time. https://t.co/ILKk0li18G
— Touré (@Toure) June 9, 2020
YES, police are more likely to use excessive force against African Americans:
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) June 8, 2020
***post-Eric Garner (2014): 33% of Americans, 26% of whites
***post-George Floyd (2020): 57% of Americans, 49% of whites
This is the ground shifting beneath us in real time.https://t.co/wndq8pdJOG
There are ways to arrest someone without using a CHOKEHOLD!! What’s happening in this video from Bellevue, WA (near Seattle) continues to happen in countless cities across America. It’s tragic and needs to STOP. Police brutality is a choice, plain and simple. #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/yjpVl1103j
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) June 7, 2020
repulsive https://t.co/AUlojVX6ML
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 6, 2020
This 200lb white cop topped and choked out a black woman over a title transfer.
— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) June 6, 2020
THE COP WORKS FOR BELLVUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE!
WHO IS HE?
BLACK LIVES MATTER pic.twitter.com/88awIQod52
Among white Americans those who have a very favorable or somewhat favorable impression of police officers, dropped to 61%. That's down from 72% the previous week.https://t.co/DERa6Cva4F
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) June 6, 2020
A Miami-Dade police officer faces a battery charge after video showed him throwing a black woman to the ground during an arrest after she called 911 to report a man threatening her and a friend with a gun. https://t.co/QjaHU601nA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 4, 2019
Intern pictures
A tale of two Presidential intern pics. pic.twitter.com/I2jvqmZ9eE
— Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) June 9, 2020
The Georgia primary voting fiasco
a preview of problems we could have in November
Republicans and Democrats demand investigations after major voting issues in Georgia @abbydphillip reports pic.twitter.com/i5jguHg9sh
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 10, 2020
Voter disenfranchisement has been a GOP strategy for decades.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 10, 2020
Mitch McConnell wants people to wait in long lines, and choose their health or their vote.
Well, not everyone— just those in poorer communities.
For him, it’s not a flaw. It’s a feature.
And it must not succeed. https://t.co/bxBC7UBnn8
After watching the election in Georgia today it’s clear the GOP wants to pick their voters instead of letting the voters pick their leaders.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 10, 2020
Someone called the police on black Americans trying to make sure that other black Americans exercised their right to vote … https://t.co/n5UA0DDezn
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) June 10, 2020
Imagine an election meltdown like today's in Georgia, except in November (with twice the turnout rate), in a state poised to tip the presidential race & where non-white turnout is poised to decide the winner.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 10, 2020
Goodnight.
Absentee ballot mystery: Georgia says 96% of ballots that were requested were delivered. Voters and local officials report many people did not receive them so they showed up in person. Vendor used by state says they sent out 100% of ballots. What happened? No one seems to know
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 10, 2020
Polls in Georgia were supposed to have closed 3 hours ago and there are still hundreds of black voters in line. This is a travesty https://t.co/QjVOP93B6b
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 10, 2020
I did some digging to find out why Georgia's election today was such a catastrophe. The problem goes much deeper than malfunctioning voting machines. https://t.co/Qhs5SpaUDE @Slate
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) June 9, 2020
#Trump is resisting mail voting to push as much of the vote as he can into Election Day. Why? Because the lines tend to be a lot longer in crowded cities that tilt Democratic than in rural areas that lean Republican.
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) June 10, 2020
Look at what’s happening in #Georgia. https://t.co/TFaJXmJttu
As I said, the lines in Georgia today lead directly to John Roberts' door. https://t.co/ZBH8IvQUam
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 9, 2020
“I have never seen the scale of election failures happening in Georgia today,” McDonald said. “This does not bode well for November.” Unless it's your goal, that is. https://t.co/NowWU8BPDd
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 10, 2020
https://t.co/nHLzE07BKF via @AsteadWesley and Stephanie Saul
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 9, 2020
After waiting 3 hours, Ron Clark said he was unable to vote in Atlanta because poll workers didn't know how to use new machines. “Right know I just feel like a lot of people are doubting the strength and the effectiveness of democracy in our country.” https://t.co/Zu2V93iMEX
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) June 9, 2020
Democracies don’t collapse all at once. Leaders who don’t want to give up power don’t just announce democracy is over.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 9, 2020
It often starts by making it impossible for anyone who wants to change the status quo to vote. https://t.co/zy56YdvItg
This doesn’t happen by accident. It’s by design https://t.co/pTCtMNJq9a
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) June 9, 2020
Voting shouldn’t be this difficult for anyone, but Trump has made clear that placing obstacles to voters is a Republican electoral strategy. https://t.co/tERICb1p3X
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 9, 2020
If any place in this country screams out for U.N. monitors, it’s Georgia. https://t.co/l4Vk8PPjSU
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 9, 2020
While you watch Georgia today, read @markniesse and @jackgillum on how Gov. Kemp, then the state's chief elections officer, launched a last-minute investigation of Democrats for a "hacking attempt" that didn't happen. https://t.co/nyXGG9SD5E
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) June 9, 2020
Georgia closed 214 polling places after Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 9, 2020
There were 80 fewer polling places for June primary in metro Atlanta, where majority of black voters live
Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation passed by House Dems to restore the VRA
This is not a democracy. It's also the Republican strategy for November. https://t.co/ijvFH7HiHI
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) June 9, 2020
These reports out of Georgia that reek of voter suppression are a bitter irony on the very morning George Floyd is laid to rest, his brother having urged people to vote for change. They’re stealing our votes while we bury our martyrs. https://t.co/SxxfxD0GWD
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 9, 2020
