Presidential hopeful Joe Biden needs to stay away from radical Democrats who want him to support defunding the police following the death of George Floyd, political strategist Dick Morris told Newsmax TV.
"This is going to backlash like crazy against the left. Biden is playing checkers. We need to play chess," Morris told Wednesday's "Spicer & Co."
"We need to look several moves down and understand that the country likes police, the country wants police, and if the radical left moves Biden too far, he's going to fall off the edge, and people are just going to reject him as a tool of the left," Morris said.
Morris thinks the Democrats have unwisely adopted extreme anti-police attitudes that are being amplified by the mainstream media.
"The media is entirely into its own firestorm, just like they were with the Russia hoax, just like they were with the Ukraine impeachment. But the public looks on. And the public does not side with them on this. It's a bridge too far for the left, and I believe what's going to happen here is the demands will escalate, into reparations, into defunding, into disarming," Morris said.
He said if the Democrats are not careful, the public could turn on the party for its unrealistic rejection of law enforcement officials.
"I think when the public comes to understand that, they'll side heavily with the police," Morris said. "The Democratic Party right now is white water rafting ... they like the speed, they like the acceleration and the energy, but they have no idea where the hell this raft is going ... all they can do is hold on and pray.
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