1. I have been pondering the comments by folks like @SpanbergerVA07 and now @MittRomney doing a post-mortem on the Congressional election and the Democrats poor performance. First, for about two weeks before the election I saw softening in the Generic Ballot performance.
2. So, I was not surprised. As Rep Spanberger articulated the insanity of the "Defund the Police" movement that popped up during the post George Floyd assassination (yes he assassinated) was the perfect theme for the GOP to ride on through the election so I decided to look at it.
3. George Floyd was assassinated on May 25. We know of the civil strife that followed. So, I wanted to see when the first instance of "Defund the Police" appeared on @Twitter. I think this is it on May 31. Six days after the killing. And it was soon amplified by you know who. 
4. I looked at @workingfamilies. Created in 2008. Appears to be progressive account with some bots around it but does not look to be a particularly suspicious. Based on servers in Santa Clara at 165.227.xx.xxx, it didn't continue to amplify it. @Redrum_of_Crows
5. What the Democrats need to do is continue this research to find the "Democrats" and "Progressives" that started to amplify this so we can remember this the next time they amplify something that Trump is amplifying.
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