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3. A lot of people blamed Defund the Police

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:17 PM

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for the losses in 22. Abigail Spanberger said it made her re-election harder.

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The Democrats were going to lose everything because of "Defund the Police" in 2020 [View all] edhopper Wednesday OP

We shouldn't try to find nuance in murder. mr715 Wednesday #1

Biden didn't run on defund the police. everyonematters Wednesday #2

doesn't matter rampartd Wednesday #4

A lot of people blamed Defund the Police SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #3

A lot of people edhopper Wednesday #6