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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Submitted for your approval:

As chief prosecutor for Minnesota’s most populous county from 1999 to 2007, Klobuchar declined to bring charges in more than two dozen cases in which people were killed in encounters with police.

At the same time, she aggressively prosecuted smaller offenses such as vandalism and routinely sought longer-than-recommended sentences, including for minors. Such prosecutions, done with the aim of curbing more serious crimes, have had mixed results and have been criticized for their disproportionate effect on poor and minority communities.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-was-a-tough-on-crime-prosecutor-will-a-diverse-democratic-base-accept-her-record/2019/03/21/739e6984-4057-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html

Best to check out how strong the glass walls are before throwing stones.

[redqueen]

10. Wow - can't believe this is the first time I'm hearing about this.

Maybe that explains why her campaign is floundering.

[BannonsLiver]

2. David and Nina, two real and absolute delights.

[TidalWave46]

3. I don't get all of the concern about Gabbard...

When one of our candidates has Turner and Sirota on their team. That is a much greater concern. There is no stoop too low for either. That includes assisting Trump during elections.

[Hortensis]

14. Agree with no stoop too low and assisting Trump.

Whenever Turner's name comes up, my too-immediate assumption is that she's spewing some new malicious lie.

However that doesn't exactly mean we should turn our backs on others. I have more than a little problem with both candidates promoted by Russia to defeat us.

And in Gabbard's case specifically, years now of spreading Russia's and Syria's messages as her own (just coincidence...) is not okay, to put it mildly.

Nor is her disgusting and continued popularity with a bunch of really nasty nationalists and racists, including apparently and sadly some who hang out on the left. She's tried to dissociate her image from them since she's running on the Democratic label, but her actions draw and continue to please them.

[TidalWave46]

15. " However, I have more than a little problem with those candidates promoted by Russia to defeat us."

Please reference 2016. Turner and Sirota work for such a candidate. This is a fact.

I do agree with you about Gabbard and shouldn't have minimized the potential negative impact she can have.

[Hortensis]

17. Yes. That is a fact.

[Hav]

4. I don't know why Bernie employs

these two despicable persons. Doesn't make his campaign look good and in the end they'll probably not even vote for the Dem candiate.

[George II]

5. Both of them proudly voted for Jill Stein in 2016.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. I agree. While it's true that Buttigieg hasn't had much success so far

in attracting black voters, it's not likely to be especially on account of issues in South Bend as much as a lack of name recognition and the fact that they like some other candidates better (Biden, mostly). And maybe Turner and Sirota should look a little more closely at their own campaign.

[Demsrule86]

19. No, I believe the South Bend issue is hurting him. And remember there was a shooting this

year...by a police officer. It seems the police department has serious issues in the race department. Buttigieg should address it.

[mfcorey1]

7. Is Nina Turner still a democrat

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Was she ever?

[Me.]

9. Really Nina

You're going there?

[redqueen]

11. Did Nina and Sirota write the article? Are they the only two sources?

[redqueen]

13. Just that most of the responses seem to be about those two

and Sanders.

Seems odd to me.

[Demsrule86]

16. That is unfair. I can't stand her.

That being said, Mayor Pete needs to address what happened in the police chief thing.

[Sloumeau]

18. Buttigieg has a lot of good qualities. However...

his extremely low level of support among African Americans should become apparent by the South Carolina Primary, if not sooner.