If you’re a regular reader, some of this will be familiar territory. Still, it’s interesting to see the data being presented in this discussion by David Shor. Shor is a progressive data analyst who first came to my attention when he got canceled by progressives for posting a tweet which made the case that race riots were counterproductive.
Post-MLK-assasination race riots reduced Democratic vote share in surrounding counties by 2%, which was enough to tip the 1968 election to Nixon. Non-violent protests *increase* Dem vote, mainly by encouraging warm elite discourse and media coverage. https://t.co/S8VZSuaz3G. pic.twitter.com/VRUwnRFuVW
— David Shor (@davidshor) May 28, 2020
This wasn’t even Shor’s own data but it didn’t matter. Days after the death of George Floyd this was cause for outrage. If people were rioting, Democrats were supposed to support that…
