not just among the general public but among the democratic party itself.

its a complete political loser.

messaging has always been an achilles heel of the left and the left of the left (ie-radicals, activists,etc) have historically been particularly myopic with it.

if you wanna squander a lot of the public goodwill that has recently been gained for the black lives matter movement and the push to reform policing...and hand the gop a potent campaign tool...keep pushing that 'defund the police' message.