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In reply to the discussion: Cori Bush: It's not a slogan. It's a mandate for keeping our people alive. Defund the police. [View all]Vinca
(50,271 posts)Democrats lost? This is so, so stupid. Republicans hear "defund the police" and by God, they're going to go vote to keep the Democrats out because they want to be able to call the police when they need them. If anything, they want to send more funds to the police. Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate tries to explain what is meant by the phrase - not a literal defunding of the police - and goes down in flames. Just stop with the stupid memes already. The Squad is well intentioned, by they need a fast course in politics and Barack Obama is the person to listen to. Once the genie is out of the bottle - in this case the phrase "defund the police" - it can't be pushed back in and forgotten. Democrats could be paying for this one into the next election.