Crime Soros-backed Portland county DA's loses to tough on crime candidate

[White Whale]

Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon

Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime.

apnews.com

Soros-backed Portland county DA's crushing loss to anti-crime candidate prompts celebration online

Journalists and political commentators celebrated news that Oregon replaced incumbent District Attorney Mike Schmidt with a former Republican, Nathan Vasquez.

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Journalists and political commentators celebrated news that voters in Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes Portland, ousted incumbent District Attorney Mike Schmidt and replaced him with a former Republican on Wednesday.

"It's official: Portland got the Schmidt kicked out of it!" Portland-based journalist Andy Ngo wrote. "Soros-funded [Schmidt] has finally conceded after the surge of last-minute ballots failed to help him overcome his gap against centrist challenger Nathan Vasquez. Antifa now have a new target."

Prosecutor Nathan Vasquez defeated Schmidt — a progressive DA who took office amid the George Floyd protests and whose campaign has received contributions from groups linked to liberal billionaire George Soros — by a margin of 55.7% to 43.8%, according to the National Review. It is a major victory in one of the most dependably blue regions in the country.

Vasquez plans on stopping "open air drug dealing and drug use while helping connect individuals to treatment," he told Fox News Digital in a statement after beating Schmidt, his former boss.

Portland voted out Mike Schmidt by more than ten points for Nathan Vasquez who ran on enforcing the law.

I wonder how antifa are going to respond to this new DA?

 

[Belaya Smert]

The one guy I know In Oregon had a 3 hour response time from authorities an attempted home break in. 911 was called
(when him and his wife were there with their child)

It’s beyond unreasonable at this point.

 

[HomeCheese]

"Journalist and political commentators celebrated". LOL! Five words in I knew this was right wing silliness.

 

[Kingz]

How come “last minute ballots” always seem to break one way?

Good thing it couldn’t erase a 12 point lead lol

Bet Georgy Schwartz is salty

 

[DoctorTaco]

Good.

 

[jk7707]

How come “last minute ballots” always seem to break one way?

Good thing it couldn’t erase a 12 point lead lol

Bet Georgy Schwartz is salty

And which way is that?

 

[Mr Holmes]

Its long over due for the pendulum to swing back the other way in that city.

 

[Staph infection]

Doesn't matter the damage is already done and the goal of total US destruction is still within sight.

 

[Poon Goon]

Doesn't matter the damage is already done and the goal of total US destruction is still within sight.

Well, being a Negative Nancy certainly isn't going to help anything.

 

[White Whale]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4685269-portland-oregon-mike-schmidt-crime-public-safety-donald-trump-joe-biden/

The defeat of a progressive prosecutor in an Oregon district attorney’s race this week is underscoring the delicate dance Democrats face on the issues of crime and public safety ahead of November.

Prosecutor Mike Schmidt, who served in the Portland area, was ousted from his role after a primary challenge from one of his own colleagues, who pitched himself as tougher on crime than his boss and ultimately won by a margin of roughly eight points.

It was a remarkable rise-and-fall for an official who was elected to the office on a progressive platform months before the outbreak of protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Since then, deep-blue Oregon has weathered rising crime, notched the third-highest rate of homelessness in the country and seen growing tensions over drug decriminalization efforts and an ongoing fentanyl crisis.

His loss also comes as Republicans have hammered Democrats over those issues heading into the election. For many observers, the race underscores the degree to which crime is resonating as a key issue even in deep-blue pockets of the country.

“It has to be a both-and conversation,” said Portland-based Democratic analyst Jake Weigler, “that you can talk about racism and systemic inequalities within the justice system, but if the public doesn’t have confidence that they are still able to enforce the law and create accountability, that their patience for trying to innovate and reform the system is going to decline quickly.”

Schmidt’s defeat this week is just one of several recent examples suggesting Democratic voters are seeking distance from progressive policies four years after Floyd’s killing led to a surge in calls for police reform and some on the left to amplify calls to “defund the police.”

In Seattle, voters in 2021 picked a Republican to be city attorney, passing over a candidate who called for abolishing the police. Two years ago, voters in San Francisco booted Chesa Boudin, who had run on progressive reforms in 2020, from the DA role.

This year, in California’s Alameda County, a progressive district attorney is facing a recall vote as detractors argue Pamela Price is “failing us in her responsibility to enforce the law, prosecute criminals and keep violent offenders off our streets.” Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has also faced recall efforts that failed to make it to the ballot.

Since 2021, concerns about crime have grown on both sides of the aisle, according to Pew Research Center – and earlier this year, almost 60 percent of Americans said that reducing crime should be one of the “top political priorities” in the country this year. A Gallup poll from late last year found personal safety fears at a three-decade high nationwide.

Against this backdrop, the DA race in Oregon was seen as a barometer for where the public — in a blue stronghold, no less — stood on the issues of crime and public safety, which became front and center heading into Tuesday’s primary.

Vasquez, Schmidt’s challenger, ran on a platform that stressed that “even ‘petty’ crimes, like theft, vandalism, and littering, public use of illicit drugs and public highs, all contribute to the overall feeling of safety and wellbeing of a community.”

Crime is becoming a top issue for many people and progressive policies are hurting Democrats.

 

[Staph infection]

Well, being a Negative Nancy certainly isn't going to help anything.

I am just a Realistic Richard and realize we are roasted.

 

[Poon Goon]

I am just a Realistic Richard

Not often someone admits to being a "real dick". I congratulate you on being honest in your self assessment. On a serious note, I'd never use Portland to gauge how things are going overall in this country.

 

[jk7707]

Doesn't matter the damage is already done and the goal of total US destruction is still within sight.

Really? How so?

 

[White Whale]

"Journalist and political commentators celebrated". LOL! Five words in I knew this was right wing silliness.

Doesn't change the fact a Soros DA in deep blue Portland lost to a tough on crime guy by 12 points.

 

[jk7707]

Doesn't change the fact a Soros DA in deep blue Portland lost to a tough on crime guy by 12 points.

How much money did the "Soros DA" get from Soros?

 

[Scerpi]

How much money did the "Soros DA" get from Soros?

$220k

lol… can it

Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt campaign gets boost from progressive philanthropist George Soros

George Soros, the mega-donor to progressive candidates and causes, has a long record of supporting DAs with change-oriented agendas.

www.oregonlive.com

Soros-Funded Prosecutors Said to Put ‘Social Justice’ Over Law and Order

District attorneys who took office with support from a George Soros-funded "social justice" PAC have seen crime rise and prosecutions decline, records show.

www.dailysignal.com

 

[king hippo]

How much money did the "Soros DA" get from Soros?

in general, $40m for 75 prosecutors...

A look at the woke DAs fueled and funded by George Soros' political machine weakening crime policies and letting criminals run amok with no prosecution in America's liberal cities​

DAs funded by George Soros are weakening crime policies

George Soros spent at least $40million to install as many as 75 prosecutors who support his leftist agenda. These DAs have stripped away bail laws and opted to forgo prosecuting crimes.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Madmick]

in general, $40m for 75 prosecutors...

A look at the woke DAs fueled and funded by George Soros' political machine weakening crime policies and letting criminals run amok with no prosecution in America's liberal cities​

DAs funded by George Soros are weakening crime policies

George Soros spent at least $40million to install as many as 75 prosecutors who support his leftist agenda. These DAs have stripped away bail laws and opted to forgo prosecuting crimes.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sshhhh...it's only "rich man bad" when the Koch brothers do it.

 

[SuperLuigi]

I am just a Realistic Richard and realize we are roasted.

I always appreciate an Alliterative Andy.

 

[king hippo]

Sshhhh...it's only "rich man bad" when the Koch brothers do it.