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Why do people talk so much about Harris’ past as a prosecutor, and so little about Klobucher’s past as a prosecutor?

Klobuchar couldn’t meet the standard Harris is being held to.

Racism is alive and well on the left.
Not saying one of them is better or worse than the other. Just calling out a glaring double standard.
Some replies saying it’s because Klobuchar isn’t polling high enough. But plenty of candidates poll lower and get scrutiny. And she has gotten scrutiny, for how she treats her staff. Her prosecutor past just isn’t deemed relevant. It’s only relevant for the black woman.
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@jasonintrator "Fascism first takes root when politicians conjure up a fake and mythic past, a past supposedly destroyed by liberals, feminists, and immigrants."
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Every time Mitch McConnell lets this administration get away with something, keep in mind he’s *personally profiting* from the corruption.
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