# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/5289 "2025-01-23T23:05:49Z")

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> [@Zoobi](#):
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> But he didn’t and he won’t. There will be no meaningful difference.

And that is your opinion. I think differently. You may be right, of course.

> [@TroutMan](#):
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> You have presented the breakdown as if it represents political affiliation across all cops, when it is not intended to be used as such and is in fact cherry picked.

For which, I was unable to find a cite.

Do you have a cite that shows differently? Some cite that shows 90% of Police voted for trump? 🙄 Please, bring it out.

All polls depend on sampling.

> [@TroutMan](#):
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> Also, since this is the Dope, I have to point out that this is very misleading.

And since i gave the cite, there is nothing “misleading”. Everyone is welcome to read the article and draw their own conclusions from it.

> [@Sherrerd](#):
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> Thanks for catching this. Yes, urban police departments are highly unlikely to be representative of all police departments.

Cite?

You do know that 80% of Americans live in urban areas? So, that poll likely represents 80% of police.

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