Dem’s Election-Year Police Pitch Collides With His Own Past
A Democrat House candidate supported taking resources away from law enforcement for so-called “critical social services” and claimed that the “roots” of crime were hunger and expensive housing. While he once advocated for funding welfare in
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A Democrat House candidate supported taking resources away from law enforcement for so-called “critical social services” and claimed that the “roots” of crime were hunger and expensive housing. While he once advocated for funding welfare instead of law enforcement, Colorado Democrat Manny Rutinel now says he will boost support for police if elected to Congress.
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