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16. Which Democrats ran on a platform of Defunding the Police?

Sun Nov 8, 2020, 03:37 PM

Nov 2020

Defunding the Police was a protest slogan (and a terrible one) that both missed the mark in terms of what it aimed to accomplish and provided the RW a weapon with which to cudgel Democrats across the country in tight races.

The problem is that we allow right wing media to pick up these protest slogans and chants and paint the entire Democratic Party with them. This is compounded by the fact that due to our decrepit education system, a huge portion of Americans have no critical thinking skills and are completely influenced by meaningless soundbites.

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Clyburn: Things Like 'Defund the Police' Did NOT Help Dems During Election, I Believe It Hurt [View all] lapucelle Nov 2020 OP

The Republicans used the defund the police crap up and down the ballot DURHAM D Nov 2020 #1

Republicans used here in NY to very "good" effect. lapucelle Nov 2020 #3

Here in PA too Freddie Nov 2020 #11

'Defund' was a completely poor choice of word. It should have been reorganize or reprioritize or som keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #2

Yes "Defunders" were zentrum Nov 2020 #4

You're right and it doesn't just apply to this issue MustLoveBeagles Nov 2020 #13

Never did figure out who started... stillcool Nov 2020 #5

Did republicans frame that debate? SergeStorms Nov 2020 #6

I agree I don't know where it came from in the first place but that hurt us bad doc03 Nov 2020 #7

I think activists used it first, but the actual origin of the term is unclear. lapucelle Nov 2020 #12

I agree it really gave fuel to the right wingers kimbutgar Nov 2020 #8

Repeat... sorry keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #9

Fully AGREE bluestarone Nov 2020 #10

Georgia and 2022 exboyfil Nov 2020 #15

I was just telling my daughter that Biden and the other Democratic candidates exboyfil Nov 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #24

The sons of bitches keep denying it wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #32

Which Democrats ran on a platform of Defunding the Police? PTWB Nov 2020 #16

0casio-Cortez ran on it in NY 14. lapucelle Nov 2020 #18

No she didn't. PTWB Nov 2020 #25

Yes she did. It's on her official campaign website ... the one you linked to. lapucelle Nov 2020 #31

Wrong. PTWB Nov 2020 #35

A0C ran on defunding the police. It's on her the platform page of her campaign website. lapucelle Nov 2020 #37

AOC had a counter argument zipplewrath Nov 2020 #17

This counter argument? lapucelle Nov 2020 #23

Talking about an issue or a movement isn't the same as running on it. PTWB Nov 2020 #26

A0C's support of "defunding the police" is on her official campaign website. lapucelle Nov 2020 #28

Right. PTWB Nov 2020 #33

"Alexandria strongly supports: Defunding police and investing in healthcare, housing, education, lapucelle Nov 2020 #36

Are you still struggling with this? PTWB Nov 2020 #39

It's important that folks research a candidate's platform as articulated, lapucelle Nov 2020 #40

This is awesome! PTWB Nov 2020 #41

I literally remember screaming at the tv when I heard defund ebbie15644 Nov 2020 #19

The protests were the root problem. gulliver Nov 2020 #20

"Defund the police" was a poor choice of slogan for a grab bag PufPuf23 Nov 2020 #21

This should have been self evident. tritsofme Nov 2020 #22

Republican candidates up and down the ballot used that in their ads MineralMan Nov 2020 #27

Perhaps my memory is failing sarisataka Nov 2020 #29

They didn't support defunding the police andym Nov 2020 #30

That's Clyburn's point. lapucelle Nov 2020 #34

The bigger problem is loyalsister Nov 2020 #38