Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives but the party gained several new members headed to Washington with rather questionable policy stances.
While Republicans underperformed expectations in November, the Democrats still lost control of theAmong the incoming freshman class are two Democrats who have voiced support for abolishing prisons.
Rep.-elect Summer Lee, D- Pa., a progressive Democrat, is taking over the district of longtime Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle in Washington. She has openly endorsed several socialist policies — including the redistribution of wealth — as well as controversial progressive policies like abolishing prisons."Instead of 'thanking' Black women, Black voters, and especially, Black organizers... give us the investments we need and deserve, redistribute wealth, ends police violence, abolish the carceral state, commit to building Black directed political power... and reparations," Lee tweeted in November 2020.
Frost’s endorsement of Dream Defenders included a call"for a prison [and] police free society." He also endorsed other far-left groups including the radical environmental group, the Sunrise Movement.
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