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In reply to the discussion: Jim Clyburn, Cedric Richmond and others suggest that "defund the police" cost Democrats [View all]still_one
(92,497 posts)27. There is no doubt that R's did vote for Biden, but not down ballot, as evidenced in states such
as Maine
but the fact that republicans used that in ads against us, I think makes the narrative plausible.
The problem I think may be is Democrats did not push back hard enough against that characterization.
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still_one
Nov 2020
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Not that I am aware of either, but trump sure tried to use it in political ads against Biden, and
still_one
Nov 2020
#4
Biden is thoughtful. He's doesn't TWEET and glom-on to the latest trend or slogan.
NurseJackie
Nov 2020
#5
no democrat needed to "supportive of it" at all as the rightwing took advantage to smear
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#16
Sure, but I as far as I am aware there wasn't any Democrat who was running who embraced it
still_one
Nov 2020
#10
since when does THAT matter? The rightwing ALWAYS seizes every opportunity anddemocrats sit back and
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#14
It seems that way, and we have to be more aggressive and not sit back and take it as you stated
still_one
Nov 2020
#15
I have watch 50 years of elections where democrats fail to message correctly in too many of them
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#19
The mayor sure didn't subscribe to it, and as far as I am aware, I don't recall any state level or
still_one
Nov 2020
#12
There is no doubt that R's did vote for Biden, but not down ballot, as evidenced in states such
still_one
Nov 2020
#27
It isn't so much "latching onto the narratives", but I think they need to pushback. When the swift
still_one
Nov 2020
#29
The Democratic party cannot control what protesters say or do, many who may not even align with the
still_one
Nov 2020
#33
President Obama put the Rev Wright controversy to rest by making it clear where he stood
still_one
Nov 2020
#36
A presidential candidate gets attention that Senate and House candidates don't.
Mariana
Nov 2020
#40
Why was it not picked up in down ballot polling? We need answers from the polling firms no doubt
uponit7771
Nov 2020
#42
Obama Says 'Defund The Police' Alienates Voters, Drawing Sharp Rebuke From The Left
Gothmog
Dec 2020
#43