Rising crime is emerging as a top issue for voters this year, adding another glaring political vulnerability to the Democrats’ ledger. A Gallup poll conducted last month found concern about crime at its highest level in nearly two decades, with 53 percent of Americans saying they worried a “great deal” about crime. Gallup found crime ranks as the third-most important issue among 14 tested, trailing only the economy and inflation. Republicans held a 15-point advantage when asked which party would handle crime better in a Fox News poll conducted this year—the highest partisan advantage in the history of the poll.
While the issue of crime will come up in races across the country, it will be most deeply felt in some governor races in states that have seen a large increase in violent crime, particularly in Democratic-run big cities.
In New York, a mass shooting last week at a Brooklyn subway station drew national attention as a symbol of the rising violence and dysfunction in the nation’s biggest city. Major crimes in New York City spiked 41 percent this year compared to the same period in 2021, even as Mayor Eric Adams made cracking down on crime his leading campaign issue. Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochul has been taking heat over a 2019 bail-reform law championed by New York Democrats, which prevented judges from using their discretion to determine a suspect’s danger to the community. Facing a primary challenge from both her left and right—not to mention credible GOP opposition—Hochul has struggled to stake out firm ground on how she’ll crack down on the crime wave.
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The people who voted them in didn't want this? They can't think ahead, they can't think!