That guy is the biggest of all dickheads, and from what I recall the stories about the people in his custody etc. are horrendous. And I didn't know he was a Democrat!
The Democrats still have some relics of their populist origins. Back when half the party was supporting the Confederacy, Trump would have been a natural candidate for them.
This David Clarke guy is such a weird caricature of a cop that it is hard to believe he is a real living person.
And of course he too accepted a bit of Russian dosh in the run up to the election:
https://boingboing.net/2018/07/24/former-sheriff-david-clarke-ha.html