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In reply to the discussion: Carville says we're too woke [View all]ChrisF1961
(457 posts)25. What democrats who lost
ran supporting defund the police?
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The Defund the Police stupidity costs Democrats a number of seats that we should have won
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2021
#2
Blaming bad campaigning on a slogan doesn't help, having a messaging infrastructure that gets
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#6
Yeah, that's bad campaigning seeing few if any dems were running on it and it wasn't part of dem...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#12
The progressive wing declared that this was the platform and the GOP used this
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2021
#17
Disagree, a couple of people isn't "the progressive wing" and the 04JohnKerry NON response to a
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#46
Unfortunately some who WEREN'T the candidates who lost used that slogan and cost others....
George II
Apr 2021
#65
That's still bad campaigning and we should not blame bad campaigning on a slogan. Bottom line
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#69
The "bad campaigning" is being done hundreds or thousands of miles from the candidates...
George II
Apr 2021
#70
Then its bad campaigning to allow an opponent to frame the debate with an non issue. There's
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#73
As I said, it's a shame that some Democrats have to campaign against republicans AND....
George II
Apr 2021
#76
There's NO PROOF it was a deciding factor no matter how many times some want to act like it ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#78
What was Max Roses attack response? If he didn't have an attack response what was his primary
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#47
+1, there were a few who had it on their websites but did not make it part of their platform or
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#48
Cori Bush tweeted dtp once, she won though (link) there aren't going to be too many examples
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#51
+1, your question cuts to the chase. We're blaming our anemic response on a slogan vs ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#54
I'll ask for the polls again but I don't see you responding to those request just posting the same
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#60
Fewer than 1 in 5 support 'defund the police' movement, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2021
#74
Fewer than 1 in 5 support 'defund the police' movement, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2021
#72
Poll on DTP affecting peoples votes, we already know the action wasn't popular but we're
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#75
GOP Launches Ads Highlighting 'Defund The Police' To Target Vulnerable 2022 Dems
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2021
#77
Ad homs indicate weak position and that tweet is not a poll on dtp being a deciding factor in ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#79
+1, there are too many people making excuses for not being on the attack and having an anemic
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#66
We're talking about Republicans here. Their attacks bear little relationship...
Silent3
Apr 2021
#59
That's bad campaigning that's not ignorance of people. If we 04JohnKerry ever lie the kGQP comes out
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#49
Wokeness didn't get half a million people killed from a cold that was on steroids
ck4829
Apr 2021
#3
Noted. Still not going to let people who think America is run by Transgender Communist Muslim Cabals
ck4829
Apr 2021
#18
maybe biden can use tomorrows speech to frame the jan 6 republican rebellion for what it was
msongs
Apr 2021
#4
how could any Democrat be married to someone that was going to vote for Trump in 2020?
Dan
Apr 2021
#11
I really do not see this as anything to do with race or Carville pushing white people politics.
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#43
Thoughts: Bloomberg often uses loaded words to "start something" like bs arguments within the
ancianita
Apr 2021
#33