Dems have a problem on police reform

As Democrats try to write a bill that can pass the Senate, they have to ensure they’re not alienating the left while appeasing the GOP.

Democrats will almost certainly blow past President Joe Biden’s May target to reach consensus on a major overhaul of American policing — and progressive activists, as well as the GOP, are compounding their obstacles.

That’s because, as a bipartisan group of lawmakers makes headway in their talks on a policing deal, some liberal-leaning groups say Democrats’ reforms don’t go far enough. While Democrats maintain that the House-passed bill named for George Floyd is a “first step” in holding law enforcement accountable following last summer’s national outcry over police killings of Black Americans, some influential activists want to see a much bigger stride.

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