There are two imported mayoral elections taking place this Tuesday — both of which bear the clear mark of the recent BLM protests & all the activism around policing.
A brief thread on both, as we enter the stretch of the year where Tuesday nights will be more intense again.
A brief thread on both, as we enter the stretch of the year where Tuesday nights will be more intense again.
1️⃣ ST LOUIS: 2 most progressive candidates moved to the runoff, in context of years of organizing since Ferguson. Now they face off on Tuesday.
At stake: closing the notorious Workhouse jail; cash bail; and more. @megoconnor13 previewed field in Feb: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
At stake: closing the notorious Workhouse jail; cash bail; and more. @megoconnor13 previewed field in Feb: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
2️⃣ OMAHA: In one of bigger cities with a GOP mayor, who raised police budget last year & now faces Dem challengers who are proposing reforms of various degrees. Tuesday is the 1st round.
@TheWayWithAnoa reports on all the build-up in the organizing: ow.ly/d2mA30rCO7J
@TheWayWithAnoa reports on all the build-up in the organizing: ow.ly/d2mA30rCO7J
BONUS: 3️⃣ I neglected a third mayoral election happening tomorrow, in ANCHORAGE.
And that's really a shame because @jerryiannelli reported this WILD story in March about how an anti-homeless movement could take over the city. Check it out as well: theappeal.org/anchorages-ant…
And that's really a shame because @jerryiannelli reported this WILD story in March about how an anti-homeless movement could take over the city. Check it out as well: theappeal.org/anchorages-ant…
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