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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,935 posts) Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:09 PM Oct 2021

Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis PD

A proposal on the Minneapolis ballot about the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed has divided Democrats. Many who oppose the measure believe calls to “defund” police cost the party seats in statehouses and Congress last year.

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Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis PD

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Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis PD (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP

Defund the police is a very stupid idea and that slogan cost Democrats some winnable seats in 2020 LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #1

Well, what is being proposed in MPLS is replacing the police department, not defunding law enforcem. TheRealNorth Oct 2021 #2

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,470 posts)

1. Defund the police is a very stupid idea and that slogan cost Democrats some winnable seats in 2020

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Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:36 PM

Oct 2021

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)

2. Well, what is being proposed in MPLS is replacing the police department, not defunding law enforcem.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 04:13 PM

Oct 2021

Of course, the AP has never seen a Republican talking point that it won't use as a headline.

And the only reason replacement is necessary is because its impossible to hold the current department accountable, so it has to be destroyed and rebuilt.

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