BOOM!! Inadequate Dem Brand is what hurt *NOT* Defund Police!! 2nd Dem 2020 Report to say so.

[ProfessorGAC]

96. Your Making My Point

You seem to think you're arguing with me, but you're actually reinforcing what I said.
It's both, because despite not running on it, it became a negative slogan the other brand used. It doesn't matter if it had a major or minor impact on down ballot races. The lack of proper marketing let the other side slap a bunker sticker on our cars.
I think it's naive to suggest "defund" had no impact on law & order type independents.
This report doesn't say no effect, either.
But, if dems improperly marketed they provided an opportunity to the other side to tell voters who we are, as opposed to us telling voters ourselves.
I'm not making any case that marketing is anything other democrats' greatest weakness. Branding is definitely a problem, because it shouldn't be this hard to sell good ideas & plans.
So again, it can be both. The "defund" thing may be a symptom not a cause, but it does not mean it's meaningless.