What if Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd a year earlier?

[darklordoftech]

What if Chauvin kneeling on Floyd occured on May 25, 2019 rather than May 25, 2020?

[AGA]

The protests/riots wouldn't have been that intense. People were itching to get out when George Floyd was killed.

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Cory Booker manages to get 7th or 8th place in Iowa.

[Sir Mohamed]

The protests/riots wouldn't have been that intense. People were itching to get out when George Floyd was killed.

If getting out is a reference to COVID, I would put that in question. The opposite may have been true and more people getting out since there isn't the risk of contracting a (potentially) deadly virus.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I think Biden would have won by more.

[redjohn]

I think Biden would have won by more.

I somewhat disagree. The immediate organizing of pro-BLM voters and people (especially younger voters) was pivotal to creating a much more visibly political culture, which resulted in lots of otherwise non-voters actually voting in November. There might have been some areas where voting preferences were affected by the protests, and maybe it did play a part in Biden underperforming in a few battleground states, but I'm not sure Biden would have won WI/MI without the massive public outcry that forced voters under 40 to be engaged in social justice issues.

[Roll Roons]

The protests/riots wouldn't have been that intense. People were itching to get out when George Floyd was killed.

If getting out is a reference to COVID, I would put that in question. The opposite may have been true and more people getting out since there isn't the risk of contracting a (potentially) deadly virus.

I'm with AGA on this one. There were millions of people who would otherwise be going to school or working, but had been cooped up inside for two months. It was a time bomb and George Floyd's death lit the fuse.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Obviously, Biden wouldn't have been the Nominee, Booker would have been galvanized

[emailking]

My first thought is that they might have been bigger since there may have been people who wanted to protest but were reluctant because of Covid. But the "cooped up" angle may be a significant factor too. Also, Ahmaud Arbery would not have been shot for running down the street a few months prior, which I think may have stoked things as well.