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redstatebluegirl

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4. If we lose in November it will be because of

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 02:43 PM

Jul 2020

The defund the police phrase. It is terrifying many voters and I do not care how you explain it. In our own city they are collecting signatures to recall our mayor and three city council members over that phrase. It appears it may be successful. Stop using that phrase!

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What "defund the police" really means [View all] yuiyoshida Jul 2020 OP

If you're still trying to explain 'DEFUND' you are still losing. empedocles Jul 2020 #1

Wrong Framing. Retrain the Police; Reform the Police; Re-Imagine the Police magicguido Jul 2020 #2

QUIT using "defund the police". What an assinine slogan! Hulk Jul 2020 #3

It doubtless came from the GOP and it stupidly caught on magicguido Jul 2020 #8

If we lose in November it will be because of redstatebluegirl Jul 2020 #4

I thought the same thing in 2016 about bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #6

Joe Biden should talk about Rewarding Police who do the right thing. Baked Potato Jul 2020 #5

Call it a Tax Cut for Better Public Safety bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #7

I agree using this slogan was a mistake. Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #9

It's perfectly fine if..fish..had..wings Jul 2020 #10

I might be in favor of abolishing the police and military, denem Jul 2020 #11

You mock? if..fish..had..wings Jul 2020 #12

if a whole lot of people don't really understand what your slogan means... Sloumeau Jul 2020 #13