To many watching the historic protests against racism and police brutality unfold across the country, it was a call that came out of nowhere: Defund the Police.

The most recent general-election poll of Texas, conducted by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, shows Joe Biden and Donald Trump neck and neck: Both candidates come in at 48 percent.

Left-wing radicals have not had much national political or policy success, but they are remarkably good at sloganeering.