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'Defund the police' is not the policy of the Democratic Party, Pelosi says [View all] brooklynite Feb 2022 OP

Is Cori Bush the last of the DSA types still pushing the comradebillyboy Feb 2022 #1

She claims to have had at least 4 times her car was shot at. Did she ever call the police? Budi Feb 2022 #14

I suspect our illustrious press will mostly cover her views on this, instead of most Democrats views JohnSJ Feb 2022 #17

Long been a problem - and election burdens empedocles Feb 2022 #26

Amen. It's the dumbest slogan ever...a for sure vote loser. brush Feb 2022 #31

If it is called fiscally responsible cuts in the police budgets to return to... Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #2

No, it wouldn't. brooklynite Feb 2022 #7

K & R "when it was cooked up". Budi Feb 2022 #13

Thankfully Mayor Eric Adams doesn't believe in any of that "defund" garbage. He knows first hand.... George II Feb 2022 #16

+++ JohnSJ Feb 2022 #18

It would have been better to "let the cops defund themselves". multigraincracker Feb 2022 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author LisaM Feb 2022 #3

Democrats: *Make any policy on police reform*. Republicans: It's defund the police ck4829 Feb 2022 #4

What? Activists were literally screaming defund the police. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #10

No. A group of Democrats WERE calling it "Defund the police", and when asked if that meant... George II Feb 2022 #20

AOC: "Defunding police means defunding police." betsuni Feb 2022 #39

One of the worst slogans ever. LisaM Feb 2022 #5

Yes! n/t patricia92243 Feb 2022 #9

It gave the GOP plenty of free advertising Mz Pip Feb 2022 #19

So true. It was not smart at all. If the idea was to get rid of... brush Feb 2022 #32

Defunding police not ok, but .... ificandream Feb 2022 #6

It doesn't matter republicans and many independents will believe the lie mucifer Feb 2022 #8

It matters all right...especially if actual elected Dem reps... brush Feb 2022 #33

it matters because we need to move on from it and someone might try to use it in a primary cadoman Feb 2022 #45

To those millions of citizens & their communities who cannot afford a $70,000 private security Budi Feb 2022 #11

It may not fly but I think it would work. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #12

What evidence has there been that shootings by police are correlated to drug use? brooklynite Feb 2022 #15

I was married to a cop and hung around them for a few years. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #21

They're above the law. aocommunalpunch Feb 2022 #28

The police forces are having such a hard time keeping enough police . . . toopers Feb 2022 #48

Interesting what Politico decides to focus on. Meanwhile, here's Nancy: L. Coyote Feb 2022 #22

The police and fascist militias are an overlapped set. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #24

Thank You Naancy Pelosi! Cha Feb 2022 #25

Absolutely! Thanks to Nancy for focusing! Nixie Feb 2022 #37

Nancy for so Excellent at it in Cha Feb 2022 #38

It never was. nycbos Feb 2022 #27

What it is really about DownriverDem Feb 2022 #29

I think police could free up some of the money they foster. JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #30

All the reasons Democrats say they did poorly down ballot LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #34

Actually medicare for all is fairly popular. cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #35

+1000, Spanberger is right and Carville is too. Losing is Nixie Feb 2022 #36

Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #40

Our policy? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #41

Well, that troll didn't last long. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #42

It is. Lunabell Feb 2022 #43

The Squad cyclezealot1 Feb 2022 #44

The Squad are Justice Democrats and Defund the Police has been their policy. betsuni Feb 2022 #46

So is the republicans slogan, Corgigal Feb 2022 #47