Democratically-controlled police departments?
Via Daily Caller:
Black Republican canvassers in Missouri say they have been repeatedly targeted by local police, preventing them from reaching thousands of doors in the waning days of the election.
As the 2018 midterms enter the final stretch, Missouri remains a hotly contested battleground. National Republicans are confident state Attorney General Josh Hawley has what it takes to unseat two-term Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The latest surveys out of Missouri either have the two candidates tied or show Hawley with a small lead.
The closeness of the race has attracted outside attention. C3 PAC — a political action committee that’s focusing on key battleground states — is actively working to carry Hawley to victory. The PAC has nearly 40 canvassers in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas knocking on hundreds of doors a day — all in an effort to drive Republican voter turnout.
However, the group has been dealing with an unexpected roadblock: the police.