Kamala Harris is Open to Having the Boston Marathon Bomber Vote from Prison

In the #RaceToTheLeft, Kamala Harris followed Bernie Sanders’ lead in saying that she’s open to giving violent felons, including the Boston Marathon Bomber, the ability to vote from prison.

Read the Q&A:

Don Lemon: Another issue that I want to talk to you about, this is really important, I’m not sure if you were watching earlier, but senator Bernie Sanders said that he is in favor of felons being able to vote while serving in prison. He was asked specifically about people like the Boston marathon bomber, also people who are convicted of sexual assault. And he said, this is a quote, the right to vote is inherent to our democracy, yes, even for terrible people. Do you agree with that, senator?

Kamala Harris: I agree that the right to vote is one of the very important components of citizenship. And it is something that people should not be stripped of needlessly, which is why I have been a long advocate of making people informally incarcerated are not denied the right to vote. In some states they’re permanently deprived of the right to vote. Policies that go back to Jim crow, policies that go back to the heart of policies that have been about disenfranchisement, policies that continue today and we need to take it seriously.

Don Lemon: People who are in — convicted, in prison, like the Boston marathon bomber, on death row, people who are convicted of sexual assault, they should be able to vote?

Kamala Harris: I think we should have that conversation.