Security concerns at DNC as local delegates make their way to Chicago

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As much than 50,000 radical are expected to marque their mode to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, determination is rising interest implicit security.

"We're looking astatine each possibilities. We've worked precise good with our national partners, besides our state, section partners, our region partners and we've had large collaboration astir these types of things, and we privation to marque definite immoderate happens, we are prepared for immoderate possibility," said Larry Snelling from the Chicago Police Department.

Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention successful 1968, an lawsuit that ended with convulsive clashes betwixt protestors and police.

Larry Snelling with the Chicago Police Department said instrumentality enforcement looked astatine past mistakes and feels assured an lawsuit similar that won't hap again.

It took 28 years for the windy metropolis big the DNC again successful 1996.

Local Democratic delegates are present making their mode to the metropolis and said they're acceptable to correspond the Central Valley.

"There is truthful overmuch excitement for our statesmanlike nominee, Kamala Harris, and the humanities accomplishment with her being the archetypal pistillate of colour to ascend connected the nationalist stage," said Eric Payne, a Fresno Democratic delegate.

He believes Kamala Harris volition make existent alteration successful the country.

"She's proposing a $25,000 national subsidy for down outgo assistance programs and a pathway to homeownership for the mundane American. So, that's thing that we are you know, truly alteration the trajectory of our state arsenic folks to execute the American dream," said Payne.

But Connie Conway, the president of the Republican Party of Tulare County, has questions astir a programme similar that.

"The occupation is, wherever are you getting this money? Who's gonna wage for that? And I deliberation for taxpayers close present that are stretched to provender their family, I would accidental a batch to bash with inflation. they tin blasted that connected others, but Bidenomics, I don't judge was anybody's friend," said Conway.

Conway said whichever campaigner wins this election, they'll request to boost the economy.

Harris and moving mate Governor Tim Walz person acknowledged challenges that prevarication ahead.

A caller canvass recovered Harris has a perceived vantage implicit erstwhile President Trump connected enactment qualities specified arsenic honesty, but Americans are much apt to spot Trump connected issues similar the system and immigration.

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