Analysis: Incumbents Usually Are Penalized In Times Of Unrest

The protests and civil unrest of the last week have led many to try and find the correct historical analogy during this election year. Is this 1968, a year in which Republicans, with Richard Nixon as their standard-bearer, won back the White House? Is this 1970, a year in which Republicans suffered a double-digit loss of governorships?

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