The image of George Floyd being murdered by police officers is being slowly replaced in people's minds by out of control violence, anarchy, and looting in our major cities. These images can only benefit the political fortunes of Donald Trump.
The images of looting in Manhattan last night, much of which was reportedly highly organized, was truly shocking. This is what most average Americans will be thinking about in the next few days. The issue of police brutality is taking a backseat to anarchy.
Unfortunately, I have seen few nationally prominent Democrats forcefully condemn the looting. This should not be hard to do. The Democratic mayors of Atlanta and Chicago have done so, quite eloquently. National Democrats are making a mistake by not doing this, including Biden and Harris and others.
They need to do so, and quickly. If they do not, Donald Trump may very well be re-elected in November.
Keep an eye on polling. Rasmussen, which had Trump at a very low for them rating of 42% last Wednesday, now has him at 47% approval as of yesterday. That may mean nothing, but we need to start worrying about this.