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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Dec 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Taniel

      It's worth underscoring that in the actual election races where criminal justice reform came up, candidates who took a progressive stance did well -- also true in DA races of last few cycles. Idea "Defund the Police" cost votes is fact-free myth used to cover up moderate failurehttps://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1336363394220306436 …

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      TanielVerified account @Taniel
      Police unions & law enforcement groups threw all they had at NY senators thru 2019/2020 to make them "an example" after they passed bail reform. What they have to show for it are some 'red mirage' stories right after 11/3 that assumed the NY GOP had a good night. (It didn't.)
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    3. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 8 Dec 2020
      Replying to @CattonJudy @HeerJeet

      Vetarnias Retweeted Senator Joe Manchin

      A myth tweeted by noted progressives like Joe Manchin.https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1326670290332479488 …

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      Senator Joe ManchinVerified account @Sen_JoeManchin
      Defund the police? Defund, my butt. I'm a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans' jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/joe-manchin-digs-in-under-no-circumstances-would-break-tie-to-nuke-filibuster-and-pack-court …
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    4. Reclaiming My Time‏ @ofthestardust 8 Dec 2020
      Replying to @Vetarnias @CattonJudy @HeerJeet

      That doesn’t disprove the point though. He’s pushing back on the criticism... because it WAS an issue in more conservative states.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Dec 2020
      Replying to @ofthestardust @Vetarnias @CattonJudy

      Evidence?

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Dec 2020
          Replying to @CattonJudy @ofthestardust @Vetarnias

          So: no evidence. Very good. We can move on.

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        2. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 8 Dec 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @ofthestardust @CattonJudy

          The Republicans certainly exploited it and the Democrats certainly believed it had an impact. Whether or not they were both justified in thinking so, who knows. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/13/house-democrats-post-election-reckoning-436335 …

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        3. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 8 Dec 2020
          Replying to @Vetarnias @HeerJeet and

          But since I am lacking any evidence that any Democrat ran on a platform of "defund the police" (or any variation thereof), I can't see why the Democratic Party itself should be held accountable for what a portion of its electorate believes. Standard GOP culture war stuff, natch.

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        1. Reclaiming My Time‏ @ofthestardust 8 Dec 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @Vetarnias @CattonJudy

          Lived experience working on the ground in NC for many years? Contacting voters from both parties for persuasion? Knowledge of my own conservative family? What would you accept as proof? 🤷‍♀️ What isn’t “proof” either way though is opinions of ppl not doing the work in purple states

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