{"id":94330,"date":"2020-06-29T00:10:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T07:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=94330"},"modified":"2020-07-02T09:22:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:22:50","slug":"2020-us-elections-odds-react-to-civil-unrest-and-blm-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/06\/29\/2020-us-elections-odds-react-to-civil-unrest-and-blm-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 US Elections Odds React to Civil Unrest and BLM Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sebastian Smith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump\u2019s odds are the worst they\u2019ve ever been as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden surges in political markets\u2019 estimation. Odds clearly show that they are truly in favor of Biden.<\/p>\n

Odds as of June 29th [Source: SBR<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Just as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests<\/a> started to gain momentum at the tail end of May, the political landscape began to shift perceptibly. Former vice president Joe Biden\u2019s concentrated decision to align his campaign alongside the protesters paying dividends, and his campaign slogan \u201cto heal America\u2019s soul\u201d resonated with the growing demand to address racial discrimination, police reform and socio-economic inequality.<\/p>\n

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During the coronavirus pandemic, Trump\u2019s odds were robust. He was the oddsmakers\u2019 favorite in the race to the White House and sitting lotus atop the odds board, despite the heavy criticism levied at his administration\u2019s handling of the public health crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even the unprecedented economic downturn as a result of virus-mandated lockdowns across the nation, record numbers of unemployed and fast-approaching recession failed to alter Trump\u2019s odds for re-election. He did come off disadvantageously in numerous national polls at the time but that was the extent of his disfavor, and it didn\u2019t spill over into the betting.<\/p>\n

Arguably, Trump\u2019s controversial reaction to the civil unrest that erupted following the horrific killing of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody proved to be the catalyst that tipped the scale irrevocably. \u201cWhere there is looting, there is shooting,\u201d said Trump in a Tweet.<\/p>\n

Therein, one can trace the beginning of Trump\u2019s fall from favoritism. In what many refer to as a tone-deaf reaction to the BLM protests was followed by extraordinary scenes of police firing flash-bang explosions and tear gas in front of the White House at peaceful protesters. Officers on horseback pushing the protest line down the street, all for the sole purpose to give \u2018the America first\u2019 president a clear pathway to the Rose Garden, all the while threatening to send the military into states where governors were unable to get protests under control.<\/p>\n

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I can\u2019t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right…..<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n