Why Kenosha riots could matter in November
I talked to so many people today who were scared,” Steil said. “They were concerned for their public safety, for the safety of their family, for their home, for their small business. You can hear it. It’s real.”
In his speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday evening, Vice President Mike Pence addressed the violence in the streets, admonishing his predecessor for not doing so at his convention a week earlier.
“So let me be clear: The violence must stop, whether in Minneapolis, Portland, or Kenosha. Too many heroes have died defending our freedom to see Americans strike each other down, Pence said.
In 2016, Trump flipped the Great Lakes “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin due to the pull of cultural and economic concerns. No state embodied that shift better than Wisconsin.
If security concerns in Kenosha persist, Nov. 3 may not shape up to be a good night for the Democrats.