On the topic of protests or riots and the impact to the election.
Depending on how you perceived the George Floyd social unrest back in late May and early June, your word choice would have either been protests or riots, giving insight into whether or not you felt sympathetic or antagonistic towards them.
So let’s look at that.
Both terms pulled a similar amount interest, but the interest varied by region.
The strongest interest for protests was in Oregon, which makes sense because Portland is Antifa HQ and protests are still continuing there to this day.
On the other end, the strongest interest for riots was in Minnesota, which is where the George Floyd shooting and riots took place, and where parts of Minneapolis were burned down.
With respect to the election, and given that Minnesota, not Oregon, is the battleground state, Minnesota’s strong preference for riots over protests, suggesting antagonism towards the violent social unrest, doesn’t bode well for the Democrats.
Whether or not Minnesota will still be strongly influenced by memories of parts of Minneapolis burning down remains to be seen.