Rounding out the top five. Over the past five weeks senator klobuchar has been gaining in the polls. But a new story made polls a problem particularly as this race moves to more states. The case which klobuchar has mentioned often on the campaign trail to show that shes tough on crime put a then 16yearold Myron Burrell in jail for life. After a stray bullet killed a young girl during a shooting in minneapolis. But new evidence and witness statements are raising questions about the convicted teens guilt and how the case was ultimately handled. In light of this new report the minneapolis naacp and black lives matter are calling on Amy Klobuchar to suspend her campaign for president. Issues of criminal justice have tripped up other candidates in this race. Kamala harris, as youll remember, had to defend her criminal justice background when she was still in the campaign and mayor Pete Buttigieg has struggled to explain his firing of sous bend, indianas First Black Police chief in his handl
Campaign for president. Issues of criminal justice have tripped up other candidates in this race. Kamala harris, as youll remember, had to defend her criminal justice background when she was still in the campaign and mayor Pete Buttigieg has struggled to explain his firing of sous bend, indianas First Black Police chief in his handling of a an unarmed black male while he was mayor. Klobuchar is facing a similar challenge to her criminal justice record. Meanwhile, less than an hour well find out where klobuchar and the rest of the democratic field stands in iowa when the Des Moines Register releases its final poll ahead of mondays caucuses. I want to introduce my guest, senior politics editor at msnbc. Charlie pearce, writer at large at esquire, and erin haines, editorial at large at the new nonprofit newsroom covering women in politics, the 19th. Thank you all for being here, panel. I want to let everybody get in on all the issues but really quickly before we do that i want to quickly