A candidate was attacked for calling to defund the police. She won her election anyway.
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Hi everyone. I hope you are having a good weekend. I wanted to share a story I published this week in The Intercept about Janeese Lewis George, who just won her election to the D.C City Council. Lewis George defeated the incumbent representative, and notably ran on a platform that included demilitarizing the police and taking some money out of the police budget and investing it into violence prevention programs and social services.
A candidate was attacked for calling to defund the police. She won her election anyway.
A candidate was attacked for calling to…
A candidate was attacked for calling to defund the police. She won her election anyway.
Hi everyone. I hope you are having a good weekend. I wanted to share a story I published this week in The Intercept about Janeese Lewis George, who just won her election to the D.C City Council. Lewis George defeated the incumbent representative, and notably ran on a platform that included demilitarizing the police and taking some money out of the police budget and investing it into violence prevention programs and social services.