Bernie isn't the problem.... but the bernbots are

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17. Let me ask you a question

I think Kamala Harris is strong on the vast majority of issues.

She's clearly intelligent.

I know she gets blasted for not prosecuting Mnuchin, but I don't see her "selling out to corporations" as she has been accused of doing. In fact, I think she's actually pretty good on that score.

She has a great story.

Most of all, she has been near the top when it comes to holding Trump's and his minions' feet to the fire.

But her position on criminal justice issues is for the most part diametrically opposed to mine. For all the attempts to obfuscate, the fact is that the bill she introduced in 2006 may well have done no more than strengthen California's existing civil forfeiture bill by allowing assets to be frozen (but not seized) even before a suspect has been arrested BUT she was also a huge supporter of that existing civil forfeiture bill AND that bill is being used to destroy the lives of people who are not the big timers she claims are the only ones she cares about getting. She defended California's death penalty at a time when opposition from the AG might well have led to its demise. She also has issues surrounding the SF Crime lab. To be fair, I support any effort to correct the racism and classism in our bail systems so even though I think it's pretty weak I applaud her current efforts in that area.

I wouldn't hesitate to vote for her and work for her in a general election, but I am black and I am a former federal defender who has practiced in California and criminal justice is a major issue for me so her position on these issues definitely weigh against her in a primary.

Given the fact that Senator Harris's support civil asset forfeiture appears to be the number one reason people give for not supporting her AND the fact that those supporting her have repeatedly claimed that the accusation that she supports civil forfeiture is false and that she really being opposed because she is a black female AND the fact that I have just stated based on my first-hand knowledge and experience that she is indeed weak on civil forfeiture and other criminal justice issues BUT ALSO given the fact that I can readily articulate the many things I admire about her,

am I just trying to cause trouble or am I a well-informed Democrat who can acknowledge and weigh both the strengths and the weaknesses of a potential candidate?