It’s been less than a week since George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the days since, protests have swept the nation. American can be deeply partisan on certain issues, but a Yahoo News/YouGov Poll indicates that Floyd’s death is not currently one of them.
Most Democrats (91%) and Republicans (88%) know Floyd’s name. A majority of Democrats (76%) and Republicans (70%) have now seen the video of the police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes as Floyd says, “I cannot breathe,” and “don’t kill me” as other police officers stand nearby. CONT.
Linley Sanders, YouGov
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