General Discussion

If you want to continue to attract the voters you will need to win elections in places that really matter--not just existing bastions of Democratic rule--then you can't be the "defund law enforcement" party. We cannot be a nation of laws without law enforcement--it's that simple. It only gives credence to a lot of voters that there is a "radical left" that does not have their best interests at heart--and the vast majority of them see law enforcement as the thing that keeps them safe on a daily basis.

How Schumer and Jeffries and other Democratic politicians talk about it matters a lot however.

Schumer and Jeffries may be very skilled that the machinations of politics, but they are not inspiring. And, "commonsense reform" is never inspiring either--even though it is most often what is needed.

Democrats have to offer an alternative vision of how ICE can function that appeals to more voters. They also have to show that they are serious about solving the problems ICE is there to solve.