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ST. LOUIS -- Fox 2 is your local election headquarters and the top candidates (those consistently polling above 5%) in one of the most-watched races in America sat down to discuss issues with us on Thursday.
A St. Louis Democratic primary race is drawing the eyes of the nation, with U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, a member of the so-called "squad" (a group of progressive Democrats), fighting to keep her seat in Congress.
Bush and her chief opponent, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, both trace their political roots to the unrest in Ferguson after the deadly police shooting of Michael Brown nearly 10 years ago but as this campaign has taken shape, it seems these two couldn’t be further apart.
Both candidates cite public safety as a top issue. Bush favors more funding for violence prevention while defunding police.
“Community violence prevention,” she said. “We’ve been able to talk about the dollars we’ve been able to bring to the community as it relates to community violence prevention. We’re glad to see that crime is down, especially in the City of St. Louis, but we have so much more work to do....
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