DALLAS — If you can’t win big, go small.
That’s the strategy gaining momentum among
criminal justice reformers in the age of Trump, as the federal
government hardens its approach to law enforcement.
Instead of pouring money and energy into
squeezing change out of Washington, national civil rights organizations
are teaming with local groups to push their agendas in county-level
district attorney races, where a few thousand votes can determine who
asserts the most influence over the local justice system.
Picking their targets carefully, and crunching election data to influence pivotal voter blocs — and benefiting from the largesse of liberal billionaire George Soros — these crusaders have already racked up big wins, most recently in Philadelphia, where civil rights lawyer Larry Krasner was elected chief prosecutor last year.
Using Krasner as proof that their strategy can
work, the American Civil Liberties Union, Color of Change and
like-minded political action committees are now fixating on several 2018
races, with Dallas at the front of a list that could also include
Baltimore; Charlotte, North Carolina; Los Angeles; Oakland, California;
San Diego and St. Louis, as well as parts of Massachusetts, Oklahoma and
Oregon.
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