In terms of actual criminal justice reform & police reform measures, what counts is local elections. That's where power is. And reformers have been winning big -- in fact much better at winning local elections than mainstream Dems have of late.https://twitter.com/srfeld/status/1335061194118467584 …
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The other area where criminal justice reform people have been very good at politics is actually getting buy-in from some Republicans. Crucial in a polarized democracy. Again, the movement people are better it this than the so-called pragmatists.
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I think we need to reclaim the word pragmatist so it once again means "setting tangible goals and working to achieve them" rather than "loving the status quo & lecturing people about why it can never change."
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Where it is easier to label you as "Defund the Police" person, and yet.
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