In June 2020, more Black people, Democrats, and young people wanted to cut police funding than wanted to raise it.
That has now reversed. All three groups are now more in favor of increased spending on police.
That has now reversed. All three groups are now more in favor of increased spending on police.
In fact, Black Democrats are now more likely than White Democrats to support increased police funding.
The reason for this is obvious: skyrocketing concern over the surge in violent crime.
Some cities may still cut police funding, and some will experiment with replacing cops with unarmed responders for some roles.
But at the national level, "defund the police" is now a fringe activist slogan with no hope of becoming actual policy.
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But at the national level, "defund the police" is now a fringe activist slogan with no hope of becoming actual policy.
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