During the protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd, we saw Trump’s approval rating drop to one of its lowest points of the past two-and-a-half years. At the same time, support for Black Lives Matter surged. As we discussed on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast last night, some of that new support form BLM has dropped off as Floyd’s killing faded from the headlines ,and unrest in places like Portland and Chicago became more prominent. This week we are seeing much more focus put back on police violence with the shooting of Jacob Blake and subsequent athlete strikes. I am curious if we will see support for BLM rise again, and, likewise, if Trump’s approval falls.
