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Democrats are in trouble heading into the midterm elections.
And Republicans know it.
It’s a crime.
Over the summer, House Democrats planned to beef up police funding before the midterm elections. It depended on something else important to the Democrats: police reform.
Democrats in the House and Senate have begun pushing legislation to reform law enforcement since George Floyd’s death in the spring of 2020. A compromise to police reform.
it never came.
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House Democrats are currently putting together a series of bills to help the police force, while also imposing police reform. Democrats never got the full right to win the votes of both moderate and progressive Democrats. Clearly some on the left want tougher rules and penalties on the police to prevent future incidents like George Floyd’s and to hold rogue officers accountable. The proposal by moderate Democrats was anathema to some on the left.
When asked about the police bill last week, House Majority Rep. Jim Cliburn said, “There’s no urgency.” Some people wanted them to come. “
Cliburn suggested the House consider the bill before the midterm elections, said House Majority Leader Stenny Hoyer, D-Md. He said he would introduce four public security bills to the floor..
Yet Republicans believe that the Democrats’ inaction on crime and police is a gift they keep giving.
“I think Senator Cliburn is missing the urgency here,” said Sen. Bill Haggerty, R-Tenn. “Crime is so rampant across America that I’m just shocked that my Democrat colleagues don’t seem to want to see it.”
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Inflation and the economy rank as voters’ top concerns heading into this fall’s midterm elections. Crime, however, is par for the notebook subject matter. Republicans attribute the rise in crime to Democrats. Republicans are sure to remind voters about left-wing chants defending police funding. Republicans accuse progressive prosecutors of indulging criminals.
“This was a deliberate strategic campaign by the Far Left, and now Americans are being robbed, carjacked, assaulted and murdered,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). I was.
McConnell’s attack is typical for Republicans when it comes to police matters.
Political scientist Michael Bitzer puts it this way: “Republicans are attacking it in light of public concern about rising crime, using it, and actually using it as a weapon against the Democrats in regards to this year’s midterm elections.” It was effective,” said Michael Bitzer, a political scientist at Catawba University in North Carolina. “The inconsistency of the message is a real headache in terms of campaign strategy, especially when Democrats have to defend so many seats and control of Congress.
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) is a moderate and one of the most vulnerable Democrats facing re-election this fall. Spanberger blamed liberals for backtracking on police rhetoric in late 2020 and nearly losing control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.
“I grew up in a law enforcement family, and for me, the sacrifice and uncertainty that comes with it, such a commitment to service, is something I will always, always appreciate,” said Spanberger. rice field.
Spanberger says recruitment and training are key to improving policing. And it costs money.
“We hire the best people. The best people are able to train and retain police officers across the board,” said Spanberger.
However, Fox said the Spanberger bill will not be part of the upcoming police package.
“We will continue to work hard to build safer communities,” said House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y. “How we continue to strengthen our relationship with police and our communities. There are ongoing conversations in that regard, and I hope those conversations will bear fruit.”
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Jefferies, in particular, referred to the Firearms/Mental Health Bill that Congress approved over the summer.
Congressional Democrats hoped to boost support for the police. Passing a bill that favors the police refrains from “refusing to defend the police” as a political responsibility.
Democrats claim they It was the party that funded the police, and through partisanship, the $1.9 trillion COVID bill Congress approved last year.
“I wish the other side would cooperate more on that, but unfortunately we are facing MAGA Republicans who are demanding that we fund the FBI,” DY Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney said. Leading the Democratic political effort in the House of Representatives. “I think it’s crazy.”
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This laces the debate on both sides with the politics of an election year.
“Sure, Republicans are trying to withdraw the police initiative. , I think both sides are trying to frame the issue in a way that is most appealing, especially to moderate voters,” Bitzer said. “Both sides are trying to go to extremes to instill fear, intimidate voters, terrify the other side, and give it an advantage in the November vote.”
“Democrats can’t escape reality. Rising crime, open borders,” said Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin). “That’s what this election is all about.”
Johnson is correct to some extent. Elections are all about what both parties want.
Democrats want elections to focus on abortion and threats to democracy in the aftermath of last year’s Capitol riots. That, combined with him dominating the news cycle again after Mar-a-Lago, is not something Republicans want to talk about. If the election goes in that direction, Democrats may be in luck this fall.
But elections on inflation, the economy, and crime give Republicans a boost.
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Can passing a police bill help the Democrats? Of course. But that hasn’t happened yet.
That phenomenon can be summed up in a nutshell, because Democrats never changed their narratives about the economy and crime.