Thread by @danielmarans

Terrific @hollyotterbein piece on the still-raging Democratic debate over the political ramifications of "defund the police" (h/t @daveweigel): politico.com/news/2021/03/2…

Holly breaks news of some official studies of the impact of "defund":

-- @guycecil of @prioritiesUSA says their polling found it "neither hurt, nor helped."

-- An adviser to @CartwrightPA found that while GOP TV ads on "defund" didn't hurt Dems more than other ads, those Democrats who put out ads explicitly renouncing "defund" and affirming pro-cop bona fides performed 1.5 points better than Biden for every 1,000 ad points.

I'm a little confused by a study that says Republican attack ads on "defund" are a wash, but refuting said ads was significant. Maybe it would be helpful to see the methodology.

-- Holly says that something of center/left coalition is working on a comprehensive study of defund and other hot-button issues for the CBC, CHC and CPC (progressive caucus).

But while Third Way and Latino Victory Fund are participating, I'm not seeing any true "left" groups.

-- @justicedems has done quite a bit to push back though.

https://twitter.com/danielmarans/status/1333433862676996097

Unclear what @NYWFP is calling for in the kicker quote here though. A reasoned rebuttal? Pressure and threats?

This, by the way, is the Cartwright spot:

I wrote about Cartwright's winning formula here: huffpost.com/entry/matt-car…