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George II

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12. You forgot about THIS, also from the article:

Reply to Buzz Lightyear (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 27, 2019, 02:58 PM

Mar 2019

"Newark’s policing problems date at least to the 1950s..."

Or this:

"The changes were real. During his first term, homicides fell nearly 40 percent..."

People have to be aware of what Newark was like BEFORE he took office.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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NY Times: Complaints of police abuse against black residents during Cory Booker's Newark tenure [View all] Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 OP

Not even a supporter of Cory Booker but.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2019 #1

Trolling again. True Blue American Mar 2019 #2

What? LovingA2andMI Mar 2019 #3

My post was not meant for you. True Blue American Mar 2019 #4

I noticed that as well. BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #6

Same here because True Blue American Mar 2019 #9

"demands for an independent police monitor were ignored." Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 #10

You forgot about THIS, also from the article: George II Mar 2019 #12

Bad logic Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 #15

Problems with the police had been going on for more than 50 years before he took office.... George II Mar 2019 #16

So the complainants need to calm down? Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 #17

Cory Booker is a genuinely distinctive Democrat on one big issue: criminal justice WeekiWater Mar 2019 #5

But for the dualistic thinker, the minute he doesn't fit the user preferences, he's UNACCEPTABLE! ehrnst Mar 2019 #14

Weak Tea nt BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #7

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #8

Here we go again.... George II Mar 2019 #11

What candidate isn't this post about? ehrnst Mar 2019 #13