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In reply to the discussion: Democrats have only themselves to blame if they lose to "defund the police" [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)She lost to Lacy Clay 57-37 in the 2018 primary, and Clay won 80-17 in the general election.
Then Justice Democrats poured in hundreds of thousands if not millions into the primary campaign last year, and they waged a very negative (that's putting it lightly) campaign against Clay, and there were a number of, let me say, exaggerations made by her during the campaign about her AND Clay.
She won the primary by less than 4,000 votes. She won the general election 78-19. Using the context being used here today one could say she "underperformed" Clay in 2018.
So one could say, again as has been used around here, "defund the police" hurt her in the general election. But being a bright deep blue district whoever the democrat was would have won.
Once again, why don't people look at close, purple, swing districts and consider whether "defund the police" hurt or helped a Democratic candidate?
You guys are picking districts where any Democratic candidate regardless of what issues exist would win.