{"id":1903539,"date":"2023-03-23T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T07:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-city-democrats-slow-to-recognize-power-of-crime-as-top-issue\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T03:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T07:14:42","slug":"big-city-democrats-slow-to-recognize-power-of-crime-as-top-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-city-democrats-slow-to-recognize-power-of-crime-as-top-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Big city Democrats slow to recognize power of crime as top issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-city-democrats-slow-to-recognize-power-of-crime-as-top-issue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1903539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_79520711\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_79520711\", {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1266744\"}); <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some local and state Democratic officials appear to be out of touch with the changing attitudes of voters regarding criminal justice reform. While national Democrats have shifted their stance on crime, these officials continue to support progressive criminal justice policies. For instance, one of Chicago&#8217;s Democratic mayoral candidates, Brandon Johnson, has maintained his support for such policies despite the apparent headwinds. His opponent, Paul Vallas, has taken a harder line on crime. Johnson has won more endorsements from various elected officials than Vallas, whose views fall more in line with those of the national Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>There seems to be a significant rift between the approaches taken by congressional Democrats, who represent swing states and swing districts, and mayors of large cities, who may be more sympathetic to minorities and the victims of police violence. However, attitudes on criminal justice reform have shifted significantly in recent years, even in reliably liberal locales. For instance, Democratic voters in cities such as San Francisco and Baltimore have ousted their district attorneys over fears about rising crime rates.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Atlanta voters elected a mayor who campaigned on adding more police officers to the streets and jailing gang leaders. The recent defeat of Lori Lightfoot in the Chicago mayoral primary was widely seen as an indication that the public had grown tired of the status quo on public safety. Nevertheless, some big-city Democrats remain supportive of progressive reforms, which briefly represented the party&#8217;s mainstream in the aftermath of George Floyd&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that such policies have led to an increase in violence, as evidenced by District Attorney Larry Krasner&#8217;s approach in Philadelphia. He has doubled down on progressive criminal justice policies, which have resulted in a significant uptick in violence. State Republicans in Pennsylvania have sought Krasner&#8217;s impeachment. Similarly, in Portland, Oregon, county commissioners and the district attorney have been facing attack ads over their inability to curb rising crime rates.<\/p>\n<p>Some mayoral races, such as those in Denver and Philadelphia, are revolving around which candidate can best restore a sense of safety. In the upcoming Denver mayoral election, candidate promises to restore safety and restore the rule of law are being closely scrutinized by voters.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8216;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/big-city-democrats-slow-crime\">&#8220;Big city Democrats slow to recognize power of crime as top issue.&#8221;<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Democrats have shifted dramatically on crime over the past year based on signs that voters have tired of liberal criminal justice reform, but some of the party&#8217;s state and local elected officials seemingly haven\u2019t gotten the memo. 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