{"id":1019325,"date":"2021-11-16T11:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1019325"},"modified":"2021-11-16T11:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:29:07","slug":"minnesota-dem-fundraises-with-california-group-that-backed-defund-the-police-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-dem-fundraises-with-california-group-that-backed-defund-the-police-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Dem Fundraises With California Group That Backed Defund the Police Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-dem-fundraises-with-california-group-that-backed-defund-the-police-movement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1019325&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"29.360824742268\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Angie Craig hobnobs with Heart of LA Dem Club after group praised &#8216;compelling&#8217; push to defund cops<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1231808693_736x514-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1231808693_736x514.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1231808693_736x514-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1231808693_736x514-703x491.jpg 703w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tRep. Angie Craig (D., Minn.) \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/collin-anderson\/\" title=\"Posts by Collin Anderson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Collin Anderson<\/a> \u2022 November 16, 2021 11:20 am<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"85.507042253521\">\n<p>A swing-district Minnesota Democrat traveled to Los Angeles to fundraise with a liberal group that has repeatedly backed calls to defund police.<\/p>\n<p>According to an invitation obtained by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>, Rep. Angie Craig (D., Minn.) appeared in the Golden State on Thursday for a big-ticket fundraiser with Heart of LA Democratic Club. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartladems.org\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liberal group<\/a>, which is &#8220;dedicated to actively promoting the full and equal representation of women and people who identify as women,&#8221; has repeatedly endorsed the movement to defund police.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020, the group <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/HeartLADems\/status\/1273122700924522497?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> Los Angeles&#8217;s Black Lives Matter chapter for its &#8220;compelling presentation to LA City Council on defunding the police,&#8221; a move it said would mark &#8220;a big step towards progress.&#8221; Months later, Heart of LA Democratic Club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HeartLADems\/videos\/1696923653807401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> socialist Nithya Raman to serve on that council\u2014Raman has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nithyavraman\/status\/1271496791943344131?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly called<\/a> to defund police. The group also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2757134574558458&amp;id=1961990967406160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backed<\/a> a police reform bill that, according to fellow liberal organization <a href=\"https:\/\/indivisiblesf.org\/call-scripts\/2020\/6\/16\/wiener-support-ab-2054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indivisible<\/a>, would &#8220;defund the police.&#8221; Heart of LA Democratic Club vice president Sarah Kate Levy, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahkatelevy\/status\/1270126678845517825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">echoed calls to defund police<\/a> last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahkatelevy\/status\/1270134025122795520?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing<\/a> that while she &#8220;was a reformist&#8221; she now &#8220;see[s] clearly the need to defund.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Craig&#8217;s willingness to fundraise with the group reflects the delicate balancing act the Democrat must undertake on policing as she looks to appease both liberal activists and centrist voters. Craig&#8217;s district includes the southern suburbs of Minneapolis, a city that experienced widespread riots and a subsequent crime wave following George Floyd&#8217;s death. Anti-police activists went on to spearhead a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/minneapolis-voters-reject-defunding-the-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed ballot initiative<\/a> that would have dismantled the city&#8217;s police department. While Craig <a href=\"https:\/\/craig.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congresswoman-angie-craig-opposes-ballot-initiative-replace-minneapolis-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposed<\/a> the measure, she <a href=\"https:\/\/m.startribune.com\/leading-minnesota-democrats-skip-campaigning-against-policing-question\/600111795\/?clmob=y&amp;c=n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declined<\/a> to actively campaign against it amid criticism from the Democratic Party&#8217;s left wing.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Craig nor Heart of LA Democratic Club returned requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1539393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation.jpg\" alt width=\"765\" height=\"1691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation.jpg 765w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation-463x1024.jpg 463w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation-695x1536.jpg 695w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation-736x1627.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/craig-invitation-222x491.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to its endorsement of Raman, Heart of LA Democratic Club also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HeartLADems\/videos\/1696923653807401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backed<\/a> Los Angeles district attorney George Gasc\u00f3n. One of Gasc\u00f3n&#8217;s top deputy attorneys, Tiffany Blacknell, has <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/los-angeles-da-hires-anti-police-campaign-aide-for-top-prosecutor-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called to abolish prisons<\/a> and referred to the city&#8217;s police officers as &#8220;barbarians.&#8221; Blacknell, a former Gasc\u00f3n campaign aide, landed the gig despite having no experience as a prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n also faced <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/deputy-district-attorneys-sue-l-a-s-top-prosecutor-over-radical-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal complaints<\/a> in January after he imposed a number of progressive reforms, including waiving prosecution for many misdemeanor offenses, curbing cash bail, and banning certain sentencing enhancements for repeat offenders. The Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County called the moves &#8220;not merely radical, but plainly unlawful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Craig joined the House in 2019 after unseating incumbent Republican Jason Lewis by 5 points. She narrowly secured reelection in 2020, defeating GOP challenger Tyler Kistner by roughly 2 points. Kistner, a Marine Corps veteran who served four tours overseas, announced in April that he will run against Craig again in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Angie Craig hobnobs with Heart of LA Dem Club after group praised &#8216;compelling&#8217; push to defund cops  Rep. 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