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REFORM! elleng Dec 2020 #1
do you know how long the 'reform the police' effort has gone on MadLinguist Dec 2020 #11
SORRY, but THESE days 'centrism' keeps the Democratic party thriving. elleng Dec 2020 #14
here's another Democrat stopdiggin Dec 2020 #25
Yup. The RW would demonize BLM radius777 Dec 2020 #44
Reform is what led to George Floyd. The system cannot be reformed. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #56
REFORM SLAVERY! Lancero Dec 2020 #96
President Obama is right. Blue_true Dec 2020 #2
I agree Gothmog Dec 2020 #26
He's right and she needs to learn about wording and phrasing... Chicago1980 Dec 2020 #3
She won her race wellst0nev0ter Dec 2020 #98
And congratulations to her... Chicago1980 Dec 2020 #100
In a race where once she won the primary virtually any person could have won with a D by their name dsc Dec 2020 #101
You can't fix problems Suburban Warrior Dec 2020 #4
+1000 Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #7
Hell No it is NOT.. & James Clyburn is Cha Dec 2020 #10
I trust Barack Obama's and James Clyburn's instincts and opinions on this. George II Dec 2020 #72
+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #73
They said the same thing about marriage equality. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #12
Like saying "I think the whole issue of marriage is a state issue" in order not to alienate betsuni Dec 2020 #22
Like saying... melman Dec 2020 #23
That person never pretended not to have evolved on the issue. betsuni Dec 2020 #24
We literally lost this seat over Defund the Police. Gothmog Dec 2020 #35
Rose spent the entire race trying to placate a smear campaign wellst0nev0ter Dec 2020 #99
The problem isn't the ideas for reform BainsBane Dec 2020 #87
We literally lost this seat over Defund the Police. Gothmog Dec 2020 #36
DING DING DING DING DING DING! nt Kahuna Dec 2020 #58
It is a stupid slogan that hurts Democrats. dalton99a Dec 2020 #5
Just like "gay marriage" was in 2004 wellst0nev0ter Dec 2020 #18
!! precisely!! MadLinguist Dec 2020 #19
That's why it became known as "same sex marriage". George II Dec 2020 #42
The way global warming became climate change lame54 Dec 2020 #50
Exactly. When a slogan generates negative connotations and comments it's wise to change that slogan. George II Dec 2020 #69
Didn't matter what we called it back then wellst0nev0ter Dec 2020 #77
So you're saying that "Defund the Police" will be the norm with us in 2036? Polybius Dec 2020 #83
No, it's a license for the GOP to double down on repression. relayerbob Dec 2020 #6
Activists on the ground created it. Maybe they weren't even voters. nt Kahuna Dec 2020 #59
On the ground in Moscow, is my wild guess relayerbob Dec 2020 #66
Thank YOU, President Obama! Cha Dec 2020 #8
Excellent point here, Cha. NT Prof.Higgins Dec 2020 #13
TY, Prof.. you make excellent points in Cha Dec 2020 #15
AGREE!!!! bluestarone Dec 2020 #53
Pres. Obama was Ill. legislator for many years and knows how self-destructive Prof.Higgins Dec 2020 #9
President Obama is absolutely correct, it is a terribly dumb and out of touch slogan. tritsofme Dec 2020 #16
Suicidal slogan championed by the fringe AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #17
Exactly. Obama is right. And the brand building is R B Garr Dec 2020 #84
Reallocate police funding to more effective programs pat_k Dec 2020 #20
No one has objected to... tonedevil Dec 2020 #32
When did that happen exactly? EX500rider Dec 2020 #41
I see nothing about being adjusted for inflation. pat_k Dec 2020 #46
If both State & Fed budgets have gone up every year there has been no "defunding" nt EX500rider Dec 2020 #52
Ignores both points I made. pat_k Dec 2020 #55
In That Chart... ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #57
Thanks! pat_k Dec 2020 #71
Your Last Paragraph ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #76
It is amazing. pat_k Dec 2020 #78
A more accurate chart. pat_k Dec 2020 #74
Just taking inflation into account, 2005 would be $375 billion. marie999 Dec 2020 #60
On the contrary. . . pat_k Dec 2020 #45
Absolutely idiotic slogan. awesomerwb1 Dec 2020 #21
Meanwhile, this is the "absolute genius" that is "fund the police" ck4829 Dec 2020 #29
With respect, a mandate is something that comes stopdiggin Dec 2020 #27
Take everything you want to accomplish with it ibegurpard Dec 2020 #28
I don't have a problem with it Spider Jerusalem Dec 2020 #30
Why 'Defund The Police' Attacks Were So Potent Against Democrats Gothmog Dec 2020 #37
+1. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2020 #85
The phrase is too simplistic. Sorry. nt Progressive Jones Dec 2020 #31
Why are people so insistent on dying on hills for a specific word? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2020 #33
Obama Says 'Defund The Police' Alienates Voters, Drawing Sharp Rebuke From The Left Gothmog Dec 2020 #34
So she's doubling down on that slogan (which it IS) and calling out President Obama about it? George II Dec 2020 #38
Yep... with all due respect equals bless his heart.. it is an insult. Peacetrain Dec 2020 #39
Well bless her heart, she seems to not understand what "mandate" means. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #47
Who even is she? treestar Dec 2020 #65
Okay, so we defund the police. Then what? A guy breaks into your house Vinca Dec 2020 #40
Vinca, binary & hyperbolic hypotheticals like yours make me insane. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #48
OMG - you are so overestimating the Republican mind. Why do you think so many down ballot Vinca Dec 2020 #51
So your scenario was a hypothetical Republican reaction? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #54
It's not just partisan Relevance Republicans that think that way JI7 Dec 2020 #75
The bottom line is people can spend their time and energy defending 3 words or forget Vinca Dec 2020 #90
The GOP will NEVER let us forget those 3 words. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #91
That would come across with De-militarize the police treestar Dec 2020 #64
I've bandied that one about. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #89
hmmm uponit7771 Dec 2020 #93
We both agree on the meaning of "Defund the Police".... PragmaticLiberal Dec 2020 #81
Are they in charge of the Democratic Party? City Governments? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #88
+1, I'm thinking whatever slogan used was going to be demonized no matter what. uponit7771 Dec 2020 #92
She lives in North St. Louis, in that scenario, you get shot, by the cops... Humanist_Activist Dec 2020 #68
Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #43
Such an idiotic slogan Hav Dec 2020 #49
If worse came to worst, we could do without the votes of the tiny few who say "defund the police." gulliver Dec 2020 #61
Good luck changing the status quo without getting enough Dems elected. Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #62
Then there needs to be proof that using "defund" treestar Dec 2020 #63
We need a simple phrase that means "Hold Police Accountable" 986racer Dec 2020 #67
Yep good idea, let's stop paying police officers... cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #70
Explain to us what it means then BainsBane Dec 2020 #79
BS The police do an excellent job. KWR65 Dec 2020 #80
Now that is BS. nt BainsBane Dec 2020 #86
The 1% who do it wrong don't face consequences. Folk know LEOs aren't perfect but they shouldn't ... uponit7771 Dec 2020 #95
Ugg, this doesn't help Polybius Dec 2020 #82
Obama is correct!!! Nt USALiberal Dec 2020 #94
I lulz'd KG Dec 2020 #97
Defund the Police is a bad platform LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #102
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