Democrats switched their campaign messaging from defund the police to refund the police for this year's midterm elections, but party insiders warn that voters won't easily forget the anti-law enforcement rhetoric if they still don't feel safe in their neighborhoods.
Democrats switched their campaign messaging from defund the police to refund the police for this year's midterm elections, but party insiders warn that voters won't easily forget the anti-law enforcement rhetoric if they still don't feel safe in their neighborhoods.
Petition challenge knocks Diakhate off North Shore City Council ballot
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Posted Apr 30, 2021
Kelvin Richards, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Richards campaign)
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Diakhate’s campaign said Siaka Blake and Manuel Ortega, Richards’ campaign attorney, made the formal objections.
“Petitioning during a pandemic is dangerous for the petitioners and those signing, which is why relatively few candidates citywide were challenged this year,” said Diakhate. “None of my other opponents’ petitions were questioned.”
He believes his signatures were challenged because he and Richards were both competing for the African immigrant vote.