Rep. Cori Bush isn't backing down on "defund the police" slogan

[brooklynite]

11. Let me tell you a story....

When I got started in politics, I jumped into the deep end of the pool and became a Ward Committeeman in Philadelphia. My district was a bunch of dorms on the University of Pennsylvania campus, so 100% of my voters were Ivy League students. I assumed therefore that they would be thoughtfully informed on the issues of the day and the candidate choices.

Nope. I could have told them to vote for anyone, and most of them would have likely taken my guidance directly for any office below President.

Its not that they weren't smart, and COULDN'T research the issues and policy proposals; its that it wasn't important enough for them to take the time to do so. That doesn't mean they're lazy; it means they prioritize other activities with their available time.

Voting for elected officials goes back about 2,300 years at this point, and it exists because most citizens DON'T want to spend their time perusing the details of tax, social services and environmental policies. They want to delegate that responsibility to some who they feel BROADLY represents their opinions and interests. If you want to go back to them and gain their support for a specific policy, your message needs to be simple and concise.