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There is no doubt in my mind that crime will be a factor in getting Republicans elected. The question is, what will Republicans do about crime if they win? Let’s get tough, more law and order? Do you think that will make things better?
This is when you can tell a thinker from an ideologue; a citizen from someone just living in between borders. When those people argue things like that, they beg to be removed from serious conversation.
you said you didn't blame Biden in last post.
Who knows, but that’s not the point of this thread. This is working against the democrats regardless of a republican plan. The Democrats need their own plan and need to address it if they want to right the ship in this area. Stop the insanity of calling any police reform “defund”. The name of “defund the police” has already hurt Democrats greatly and I’m not sure if they can recover in time. That phrase is attributed to them not Republicans
I think a huge chunk of the "crime" issue is really just messaging. Some of it is substantive, like the decision by some mayors to essentially decriminalize shoplifting, but those are dumb decisions made by relative scrubs at the local level. Nobody running for congress is pushing this sort of thing.
I mean, basically yes. More police (which most folks actually want, contrary to a very vocal minority) and prosecutors that actually, you know, prosecute crimes. Those two simple things will make major impacts on crime in big cities. Unfortunately, a city like mine will never, ever, ever NOT vote Democrat. So it will continue its steady decline.
Yes and without getting too conspiratorial, it is fairly concerning that a guy like Soros funnels millions and millions of dollars to PACs for local District Attorneys that are super woke, super progressive and whose policies include abolishing bail, decriminalizing shoplifting and theft, refusal to prosecute myriad crimes, etc. For instance, he has donated tens of millions to Los Angeles DA George Gascon, Chicago DA Kim Foxx, SF Da Chesa Boudin and in my town, DA Larry Krasner. Each of these cities are dumpster fires w/r/t crime, murder, homelessness, drug addition, and their answers are to do even less to combat it.
As I wrote earlier, I believe that Biden and the Democrats are doing a terrible job messaging about Covid: But I disagree that they’re actually doing a poor job overall.
Can you please share the areas in which "Defund the Police" has morphed from a stupid slogan into actual concrete policy?
What happens if/when this Omicron variant sweeps over the country may impact him as well. From the way it appears, many vaccinated people are likely to get it anyway. It also appears to be much milder. As someone who has been vaccinated and had a booster, I'm not interested in any more shutdowns/lockdowns. I think everyone has gotten vaccinated if they wanted to, those who haven't have that right, but it's time we live our lives. If we start shutting down schools, limiting capacities, closing venues, canceling events, it's only going to get worse on the administration.
I love your first idea, but neither Biden nor the Democrats have the power to do that by themselves. Will Republicans agree to that kind of spending? Based on recent history I doubt it.
1. I'm all for this.
Messaging. Throw it out there and dare the GOP to oppose it. Blame the GOP if they do.
Nobody wants more shutdowns, I suspect Biden least of all.
I really doubt anyone but Trump would have denied its initial existence and especially clouded it all as a hoax by the opposing party. That's only Trump.
Good point but that was before Republicans chose to publicly align themselves with the anti-vaxxer types within their party.
Problem again is, the party has to seriously limit his exposure. They cant just let him talk more about it or talk about it better. Him doing any more talking than what is strictly laid out for him ,has proven to be a bad idea. I'm not being snarky with that reply either, I genuinely believe that. I'm sure they would love to get him up there so he can have a real heart to heart with the American people about these things, but he simply doesn't have it in him.
I get it if hospitals are setting up tents outside in parking decks and things of that nature. It hurts when we see healthy athletes who have no symptoms unable to compete in events, events cancelled due to that, things of that nature. We can disagree over whether that should occur but I think it hurts the administration politically because it's seen as the government forcing those things. We've seen a couple college basketball games already get cancelled and I know in Canada they've started back to limited capacities in arenas. If we see that here, I suspect we will see new lows and uncharted waters for the President's numbers.
This should definitely help the surging murder rate throughout the city and the insane drug epidemic tearing through Kenzo. I’m so glad the wife and I moved out of the city 6 years ago.
unckeyherb said:
What a disaster. I can’t blame you, or anyone else, for voting Republican when stuff like this goes down. I wouldn’t do so myself, because of a variety of other issues important to me in which I prefer the Democratic side, but I get it.
Actually both Jesus Christ and God are residents of Santa Monica according to the last census. Jesus votes Democrat but God is a staunch (R).
Yep. To find the last Republican mayor in Philly you’d have to time travel back to Barney Samuel who served from 1941 to 1952. To put it in perspective, he was born in 1880.
Come on out to Delco my friend. There’s still some sanity here. Although that is changing as more and more democrats that have the means, are moving out of the city and into our towns.
. Isn't that always the way? Rebellious son is a socialist.
