Posted on 02/13/2020 10:53:35 AM PST by karpov
Bernie Sanders is throwing his weight behind Kim Foxx, the Cook County state’s attorney who is facing several primary challengers after a first term that has been simultaneously celebrated by progressives and come under fire nationally for her handling of actor Jussie Smollett’s case.
Sanders’ campaign told POLITICO he is also endorsing Kane County, Ill. state’s attorney candidate Junaid Afeef, Travis County, Texas, district attorney candidate Jose Garza, and Harris County, Texas, district attorney candidate Audia Jones.
The endorsements are in keeping with the Vermont senator’s attempts to position himself as the most progressive presidential candidate on criminal justice policy, with a platform that includes banning cash bail, legalizing marijuana, and permitting “safe injection sites” where people can use illegal drugs under the supervision of medical professionals. In October, he endorsed now-San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who campaigned on getting rid of cash bail.
“I’m proud to endorse these progressive leaders for the important offices of state and district attorney,” Sanders said in a statement. “Now is the moment to fundamentally transform our racist and broken criminal justice system by ending mass incarceration, the failed war on drugs and the criminalization of poverty, and that’s exactly what they’ll do.”
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Foxx also drew criticism when the state’s attorney’s office dropped charges against Smollett after police accused him of staging a racist and homophobic attack by alleged supporters of President Trump. The office argued the actor wasn’t a threat to the public. A special prosecutor announced new charges against Smollett just this week, which Foxx’s campaign decried as “James Comey-like timing.”
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I can just imagine a Bernie Cabinet. Talk about misfits!!!
She isn’t depending on support from white people
At least get the nomination before you blow yourself up.
In fact, her constituents will think he’s the fried chicken guy
Bernie be gettin’ all juicy on us.
Loser for another loser.
Sanders is showing voters what a Sanders cabinet would look like, and it’s not good.
My latest bumper stickers.
MACASF
Make America Chicago And San Fransisco.
Vote Demoncrat.
Kim Foxx should be too embarassed to even consider running for office again after the way she handled the Jussie Smollet case. She is a twit, but then so is Bernie Sanders who is endorsing her.
The blind leading the stupid.
Why is a commie Independent endorsing races across the country? Frankly, I won’t do a think until I hear who Swallwell is endorsing!
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