THREAD: I was heavily involved in this effort in Minneapolis, and there is a lot of important reporting in this piece by @AsteadWesley. But there are a few important points that I think are missing and that I wanted to share that paint a different picture about this effort https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1309875400215011334

First, I wish this piece said more about the actual ballot being proposed & not just the rhetoric on defund or not. There was an actual ballot being proposed with a real framework and vision for what a new Department of Community Safety would look like. This is key, yet got lost

Second, while the article referenced polling, it didn't include the only poll that was conducted of the actual ballot question. And that poll showed 61% of voters would have voted YES. The public supported the ballot once they heard what was being proposed https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-polling-shows-broad-majority-minneapolis-residents-favor-2020-charter-change

Finally, this fight is not over. There is real movement for a citizens petition to get this ballot or a similar proposal on the ballot in 2021. Because of procedural rules, the ballot had to move in lightening speed to get on for this November. But there's plenty of time for 2021

PS. This was my thread from the day that the Charter Commission voted to essentially delay the ballot to 2021: https://twitter.com/UdiACLU/status/1291193500759994371?s=20