Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
Not as directly relevant to the 2000 realignment but 1996 was a different universe on public safety issues, as Bill Clinton pitched gun control as part of a seamless web of pro-cop carceral politics — Dems were the party willing to invest in public services, including prisons. https://t.co/o3WHRyIyUS — PolitiTweet.org