During her presidential campaign, Klobuchar faced deep skepticism from many Black voters, in part because of her record in Hennepin County. She employed a tough-on-crime approach , pushing, among other things, more convictions of minor offenses like graffiti and school truancy. Two days of protests in Minneapolis have followed, with police using rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds. Patrick Semansky/Associated Press As county attorney in Hennepin County, Amy Klobuchar had a tense relationship with the Black community for her refusal to bring charges against police officers in certain cases. Biden’s campaign looked like it was over, until South Carolina voters ― primarily, Black voters in the state ― delivered him a knock-out victory.

Source: Huffington Post May 28, 2020 19:52 UTC