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The proposal lost by 12 percentage points, according to the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.
"It sounds like a definitive smackdown of the 'defund' movement," said Rachel Moran, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minnesota. "I think it's way more complicated than that. It's worth paying attention to the concerns of the people who voted no. It's also worth noticing how unhappy Minneapolis residents are with their police."
Do you think the "defund the police" movement will catch on?
"It sounds like a definitive smackdown of the 'defund' movement," said Rachel Moran, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minnesota. "I think it's way more complicated than that. It's worth paying attention to the concerns of the people who voted no. It's also worth noticing how unhappy Minneapolis residents are with their police."
Minneapolis voters chose to keep their police department. Is it still possible to overhaul policing?
"We weren't blown out of the water. We were in the fight," said a supporter of the ballot initiative that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Do you think the "defund the police" movement will catch on?