Glow- I'm not saying it was any major political portion of the democratic party, and essentially you're echoing the greater concern over the whole situation. Both parties amplify minor things to give them major platform; what I am saying is it is/was absolutely the responsibility of the Democratic party to hit back on "defund" and say "hey, we're actually
not doing that."
Consider some of the Harris/Walz speeches where they're talking about police/and or gun rights- that's
finally a major party candidate giving serious voice to some of these issues. A major voice.
It's, perhaps unfortunately
not about bills passed, it's about perception.
I think generally I've been... leaning into this idea that there are definitely groups demanding reason while offering none. If we're consistently seeing concerns that "the left" is defunding the police (even if it isn't true) the answer is absolutely not to allow it to go unaddressed "because it's not true." vocal opposition might have been helpful.
You can tell me I'm wrong, but please consider that it's the middle voters' perceptions- the ones that
aren't going to seriously parse for truth but need to see the loud headlines- that both parties should be catering to. I'll hunt down data on my own, as will you, clearly. Quite frankly- FOX is doing one thing
exceptionally well, and that's specific and targeted messaging from many of their... hosts, anchors, and reporters.