Obama: You lose people with 'snappy' slogans like 'defund the police'

Former President Obama said political candidates lose support when using “snappy” slogans like “defund the police,” in an interview scheduled to be released Wednesday.Obama told Peter Hamby, who hosts a Snapchat political show “Good Luck America,” that those who use the slogan could jeopardize their goals of enacting meaningful reforms for police.”You lost a big audience the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going to get the changes you want done,” the former president said in the interview scheduled to go live at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, according to Axios.”The key is deciding, do you want to actually get something done, or do you want to feel good among the people you already agree with?” Obama added. The former president’s comments align with other top Democrats who have considered the phrase to be damaging to the Democratic Party. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told NBC News’s “Meet the Press” last month that he believed the slogan hurt some Democratic candidates, like Rep. Joe CunninghamJoseph CunninghamObama: You lose people with ‘snappy’ slogans like ‘defund the police’ GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse tests positive for COVID-19 Colorado Democrat Ed Perlmutter tests positive for coronavirus MORE (D-S.C.) who…
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