Amy Klobuchar's chances of becoming Joe Biden's running mate, already weighed down by her record as a prosecutor in Minnesota's largest county, have taken a significant hit as widespread racial unrest roils her home state, Democrats say
The death of George Floyd at the hands of police and subsequent strife in Minneapolis have reignited long festering Democratic concerns about Klobuchar's criminal justice record and the seven years she spent as the top prosecutor in Minnesota's most populous county, a position she secured by promising to be tough on crime.It's inopportune timing for Klobuchar, who has been widely seen for months as a leading candidate to be Biden's running mate.
She said on Twitter that her community is"hurting for justice & charges for George Floyd," and later was one of the first officials to announce that Chauvin had been arrested.But that public presence, which included with media interviews, did little to quell the concerns."It would be a mistake of epic proportions," said Jess Morales Rocketto, the political director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
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