Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk
Posted on AllSides June 11th, 2020
From The Center
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is now the front-runner to be Joe Biden’s running mate, is trying to straddle the divide on the left over police reform.
The death of George Floyd and subsequent calls from progressives to defund the police have put Harris, a former prosecutor, in a politically difficult position. How she handles the emotionally charged issue over the next several weeks could determine whether she is tapped for the 2020 ticket.
Harris has been asked repeatedly in recent days whether she supports defunding the police....
