Portland DA Mike Schmidt loses election
to Nathan Vasquez after his Soros-backed
soft-on-crime policies were blamed for
ruining city
Posted By: Imright, 5/23/2024 8:56:31 AM
Portland's progressive District Attorney Mike Schmidt has conceded victory to a tough-on-crime challenger after his policies were blamed for ruining the city. Schmidt, who is the prosecutor for Multnomah County, which covers the Oregon city, conceded the race to Nathan Vasquez shortly after 7pm ET Wednesday. Voter counts are ongoing, but Vasquez has secured around 54 percent of votes, with Schmidt trailing well behind on 45 percent. The Soros-backed progressive was elected with 77 percent of the vote in 2020 after touting a host of 'equity'-focused policies, in a county that has not voted for a Republican president since 1960.
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You need a chart to keep up.
First the laptop wasThen it was “hacked material” (thanks, Twitter).
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Then it was a “Russian plant” (thanks, Joe Biden).
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(Hunter weighed in with crystal clarity: “I have no idea … a non-story (thanks, NPR). (Photo)
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Then it was a “Russian plant” (thanks, Joe Biden).
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(Hunter weighed in with crystal clarity: “I have no idea …
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Loose Talk About the End of Everything
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slew of rules on the environment and other priorities 7 replies
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Northwestern President Won't Commit To
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Task Force 12 replies
Excluding Anti-Semites From Anti-Semitism
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