Beasley and Demings show how 'unique' swing-state Democrats are embracing law enforcement
During an August campaign event in Durham, North Carolina, former state Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the Democratic candidate for Senate, proudly proclaimed that she does not support defunding the police.
"It's important that they have the resources to make sure that law enforcement officers stay safe," she said.
As Republicans have hammered President Joe Biden and Democrats, claiming they soft on crime and not supportive enough of law enforcement, Beasley and other Democrats in swing-state races have been pushing back, running advertisements touting their support for police and appearing with local law enforcement officials on the campaign trail.
For Beasley and Florida's Democratic Senate hopeful Val Demings, a state lawmaker and former Orlando police chief running against GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, that also means touting their credentials.
"I've been a judge for over two decades," Beasley said at that Durham event. "I served as a judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. And as a judge, I have always worked hard to uphold the rule of law as well as upholding the Constitution."
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–ABC News’ Hannah Demissie