Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaintsBoth Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar have the “former prosecutor” problem with African-American voters. The job of a prosecutor is siding with police against bad guys; that is tough to live down among voters who view the police as their enemy. The corollary of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is “the friend of my enemy is also my enemy.”
Later ... The Associated Press reports Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) has withdrawn her name from consideration as Joe Biden’s VP nominee. How important would you rate the following among the factors AP says she considered in making that decision? AP listed it last.
She is a former Nevada Attorney General who was recruited by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to run for his seat in 2016 when he retired.
Before serving eight years as Nevada’s Attorney General, she was a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C.
