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12. Also.. the Senate voted UNANIMOUSLY against defunding the police...

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Initech Nov 2021 OP

make the union pay for the lawsuits over police misconduct nt msongs Nov 2021 #1

Sounds good. But keep in mind when one union is required to do this jimfields33 Nov 2021 #10

it was qazplm135 Nov 2021 #2

I'm sure Fox News was behind that or some Facebook propaganda arm. Initech Nov 2021 #3

No qazplm135 Nov 2021 #6

Yeah I remember that now. Initech Nov 2021 #8

How do you know? live love laugh Nov 2021 #17

seriously? qazplm135 Nov 2021 #22

I have ears too. That does not answer the question. live love laugh Nov 2021 #57

OK qazplm135 Nov 2021 #63

YES Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #26

Who ran their race on this platform/ message? live love laugh Nov 2021 #15

the republicans qazplm135 Nov 2021 #21

Which Republicans? live love laugh Nov 2021 #55

wow qazplm135 Nov 2021 #60

The Pubs, as a very effective counter punch against two years of poor messaging on our side Amishman Nov 2021 #41

You didn't answer the question and your generalizations are all the over the place. live love laugh Nov 2021 #56

why would we spend our time here qazplm135 Nov 2021 #61

Critical Race Theory is not messaging. Ms. Toad Nov 2021 #58

You can't eliminate idiots from the equation, so BootinUp Nov 2021 #4

No argument here In It to Win It Nov 2021 #5

BLM activists don't hire consulting firms or ad agencies pstokely Nov 2021 #7

They raised $90 million last year MichMan Nov 2021 #20

It's not rocket science that would be a destructive message. RandomNumbers Nov 2021 #44

Agreed. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2021 #9

I think so.. I mentioned Cha Nov 2021 #11

Also.. the Senate voted UNANIMOUSLY against defunding the police... Cha Nov 2021 #12

2. Take away their weapons of war. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #13

From what I understand... LiberatedUSA Nov 2021 #49

It varies a bit from agency to agency. A podunk sheriff's department will differ from NYPD. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Nov 2021 #14

James Clyburn agrees. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #16

It was a clumsy phrase that the right, and moderates, didn't understand. Poor messaging. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #18

***DEMOCRATS DID NOT COME UP WITH OR COMMIT TO DEFUND THE POLICE*** People pushing uponit7771 Nov 2021 #19

Thank you. Nobody ran on this shit except Solomon Nov 2021 #35

+1, facts are being ignored for right wing talking points on DU ... smdh uponit7771 Nov 2021 #42

And the media chose to amplify the right wing message Bettie Nov 2021 #53

U.S. fascist media amped that up. If it wasn't that it would be something else. hunter Nov 2021 #23

If there was only one African American... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #24

I was FURIOUS with it. n/t CousinIT Nov 2021 #25

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #27

Can we agree that avoiding actual policy discussions is ruining our country? unblock Nov 2021 #28

This. 👆 Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #29

Are you trying to tell me that drinking beer won't make me unblock Nov 2021 #30

If you're drunk enough, all women might look that way. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #31

White activists jumped in on "defund" with both feet Recursion Nov 2021 #32

In some circles, white liberals pushed "defund" because "abolish" was too scary. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #40

It was never part of mainstream Democratic messaging. Crunchy Frog Nov 2021 #33

Defund them WestIndianArchie Nov 2021 #34

yeah, that's the trouble w reform. it's a hoary old trope, and it aint gonna work. mopinko Nov 2021 #46

I agree WestIndianArchie Nov 2021 #47

There needs to be a database to track bad cops. AngryOldDem Nov 2021 #36

There is one. Nobody uses it, though. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #39

KCMO that went over l8ke a lead balloon here. nt leftyladyfrommo Nov 2021 #37

150 years of reform is what killed George Floyd. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #38

Called it wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #43

The one candidate in the country who actually ran on "defund the police" won. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #45

So it's a winning message? MichMan Nov 2021 #48

It wasn't in Seattle yesterday FrankBooth Nov 2021 #50

It was a terribly phrased slogan, I will give you that. Tommy Carcetti Nov 2021 #51

That one has been adopted by anti-vaxxers which is just beyond stupid. Initech Nov 2021 #52

Can we all agree that some rando said that thing and the GOP ran with it? Kinda like CRT? Hekate Nov 2021 #59

Yes it should have been "Reform" from the beginning but emotions got in the way budkin Nov 2021 #62

Don't even message about reforming the police. gulliver Nov 2021 #64