Another part of that is the case Republicans made against the Democratic Party’s governing abilities. St. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Detroit are among the most-vilified cities nationally for their violent crime rates. The common GOP complaint about Democratic city governance is that the Democrats are too soft on crime, and more interested in appealing to identity politics issues. It goes like this: “stop using urban issues as a point-scoring campaign tactic, and put some skin in the game. In an effort to appeal to the suburban and rural voters in their base, they’ve mentally divorced themselves from urban issues.

Source: Forbes November 26, 2024 01:35 UTC