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Crime And Punishment / Re: Battle Portland:
« Last post by mountaineer on Today at 01:34:43 pm »A small glimmer of hope in PDX: Multnomah County prosecutor Nathan Vasquez leads incumbent Mike Schmidt in DA race.
Schmidt, the current prosecuting atty, can take credit for Portland having become such a $#!thole.
Schmidt, the current prosecuting atty, can take credit for Portland having become such a $#!thole.
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... Vasquez, 47, zeroed in on what he characterized as Schmidt’s failure to lead, whether it was on crime, the state of downtown Portland or within the office. He accused Schmidt of sitting on the sidelines as the public use of fentanyl proliferated and called attention to Schmidt’s shifting views of Measure 110, Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law.
Schmidt, meanwhile, encountered a dramatically altered political landscape than when he ran in 2020, as his message failed to resonate with voters who four years ago enthusiastically swept him into office after a campaign that highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system.
Nationally, Schmidt is the latest progressive DA to face the prospect of defeat. ...