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Minnesota Sen. [[Walter Mondale]], then Democrat Vice Presidential candidate, met with the Rev. Jim Jones during the 1976 campaign.<ref>When Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington, D.C. in September 1977 to sign the [[Panama Canal Treaties]], Mondale asked him, "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being, p. 173.<br>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University</ref> Jones was one of the few people invited aboard his chartered jet for a private visit. Mondale stated regarding the Temple that "knowing the congregations deep involvement in the major social and constitutional issues of our country . . . is a great inspiration to me."<ref>"First Lady Among Cult's References" {{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times |title=First Lady Among Cult's References; Mondale and Califano also listed |date= November 21, 1978}}</ref>

Minnesota Sen. [[Walter Mondale]], then Democrat Vice Presidential candidate, met with the Rev. Jim Jones during the 1976 campaign.<ref>When Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington, D.C. in September 1977 to sign the [[Panama Canal Treaties]], Mondale asked him, "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being, p. 173.<br>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University</ref> Jones was one of the few people invited aboard his chartered jet for a private visit. Mondale stated regarding the Temple that "knowing the congregations deep involvement in the major social and constitutional issues of our country . . . is a great inspiration to me."<ref>"First Lady Among Cult's References" {{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times |title=First Lady Among Cult's References; Mondale and Califano also listed |date= November 21, 1978}}</ref>

Forbes Burnham was the founder of the People's Progressive Party of Guyana and the President of Guyana from 1964 to 1980. Burnham believed that, given the geopolitical conditions of the era, [[communism]] would be a better alternative.  Burnham stated that Guyana allowed the [[Peoples Temple]] to operate in the manner it did on the references of Mondale, [[Rosalyn Carter]] and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Burnham also said that, when Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington in September 1977 to sign the Panama Canal Treaties, Mondale asked him "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being."<ref>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University, , p. 173.</ref>

Forbes Burnham was the founder of the People's Progressive Party of Guyana and the President of Guyana from 1964 to 1980. Burnham believed that, given the geopolitical conditions of the era, [[communism]] would be a better alternative.  Burnham stated that Guyana allowed the [[Peoples Temple]] to operate in the manner it did on the references of Mondale, Rosalyn Carter and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Burnham also said that, when Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington in September 1977 to sign the Panama Canal Treaties, Mondale asked him "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being."<ref>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University, , p. 173.</ref>

After 63 years of virtually uninterrupted [[Minneapolis]] [[Democrat]] mayors, one of whom became [[Vice President]] during the [[Civil Rights movement]], the Democratic veto-proof city council finally admitted in 2020 to the [[systemic racism]] of the Minneapolis Police Department.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/minneapolis-police-be-disbanded-city-council-establish-new-public-safety-system-2989620</ref> Under Democratic leadership, Minneapolis is known to have one of the most institutionally [[racist]] police departments in the [[United States]].<ref>http://archive.is/csfbU</ref>

After 63 years of virtually uninterrupted [[Minneapolis]] [[Democrat]] mayors, one of whom became [[Vice President]] during the [[Civil Rights movement]], the Democratic veto-proof city council finally admitted in 2020 to the [[systemic racism]] of the Minneapolis Police Department.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/minneapolis-police-be-disbanded-city-council-establish-new-public-safety-system-2989620</ref> Under Democratic leadership, Minneapolis is known to have one of the most institutionally [[racist]] police departments in the [[United States]].<ref>http://archive.is/csfbU</ref>