LogFAQs > #947047854

Basically, I think its clear by the margins that there is more than "Defund the police" that caused these candidates to lose(Record turnout may have likely been a large portion of the blame, actually).

At the same time, there is little doubt that "Defund the police" made these races tougher. It was a dumb misleading slogan that made for easy attack ads. There is a lesson about "Don't make dumb slogans" that I think is being overlooked.

There have been among progressives on twitter recently a message of "Dont worry about your actions, its up to politicians to frame the message". This is coddling way too hard for my taste. People -should- worry about the affects of their actions, especially when they aren't necessary for their own cause. Yes, politicians should frame messaging better, but also it -is- the job of the activist to try to make their message as effective as possible. You are still trying to win in the court of public opinion.

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