{"id":2339425,"date":"2024-09-10T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T01:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-policies-create-unnerving-crime-and-robust-gop-voter-registrations-salena-zito-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T21:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T01:21:41","slug":"democratic-policies-create-unnerving-crime-and-robust-gop-voter-registrations-salena-zito-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-policies-create-unnerving-crime-and-robust-gop-voter-registrations-salena-zito-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic policies create \u2018unnerving\u2019 crime and \u2018robust\u2019 GOP voter registrations: Salena Zito &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdemocratic-policies-create-unnerving-crime-and-robust-gop-voter-registrations-salena-zito-washington-examiner%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=2339425&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--><p>In a recent\u200d commentary, Salena Zito from the \u200d*Washington Examiner* highlights how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-blasts-newsom-during-debate-over-in-laws-moving-to-florida-from-california\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes Newsom in debate over in-laws&#039; relocation to Florida\">rising \u200dcrime \u2063rates<\/a> in Democratic-led cities like Philadelphia are influencing\u200c a notable increase in Republican voter registrations in \u200cPennsylvania. Zito points \u2063to\u200d escalating \u200bcrime since the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent \u200cevents,\u2062 including the George Floyd protests, \u200bas catalysts for this trend. \u200dShe recounts a\u200c personal\u2063 experience in Philadelphia where she \u2063felt \u2063unsafe due to unruly behavior, \u2063emphasizing \u200cthe daily challenges faced by residents\u200c who cannot escape the deteriorating conditions. According \u2064to Zito, these issues\u200c have prompted many to switch their political \u2062allegiance to the\u2062 Republican\u200d Party,\u200d particularly after new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fridays-fun-fraud-fact-mysterious-spike-in-incomplete-nv-voter-registrations-13372-with-invalid-birthdates-and-casinos-and-temporary-rv-parks-as-a-home-address\/\" title=\"FRIDAY&#039;S FUN FRAUD FACT: Mysterious Spike in Incomplete NV Voter Registrations - 13,372 with Invalid Birthdates and Casinos and Temporary RV Parks as a Home Address\">voter registration<\/a>\u2064 initiatives were introduced by the Democratic governor, which have led to a surge in \u200dnewly \u200bregistered\u2064 Republican voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic policies create &lsquo;unnerving&rsquo; crime and &lsquo;robust&rsquo; GOP voter registrations: Salena Zito<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757135\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Salena Zito<\/a> said the &ldquo;unnerving&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/road-rage-incident-could-undermine-radical-prosecutors-promotion-to-u-s-attorney\/\" title=\"Road Rage Incident Could Undermine Radical Prosecutor\u2019s Promotion to U.S. Attorney\">rising crime<\/a><\/a> in Democratic-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Philadelphia<\/a> is just one example of why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> has seen a dramatic increase in voters registering as Republican.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The crime rate has been&nbsp;escalating ever since the&nbsp;beginning of COVID and also with&nbsp;the George Floyd protests.&nbsp;With that has also come a&nbsp;real sharp spike in fentanyl&nbsp;overdoses,&rdquo; Zito said on <em>The Ingraham Angle. <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In discussing Philadelphia&rsquo;s rise in unruly behavior and crime, Zito described a recent visit of hers when a group of bikers circled her car several times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2588110&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=fd09fce228f2924237c7645a8aa5a392\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;It felt like hours.&nbsp;It was probably 2 minutes, but&nbsp;it was just an unnerving experience,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&ldquo;You just have to think about the&nbsp;people who live in the city, who&nbsp;can&rsquo;t move out of the city, who&nbsp;can&rsquo;t get into the suburbs, that&nbsp;can&rsquo;t afford it. And they are&nbsp;forced to reckon with this every&nbsp;day, and they are also forced for&nbsp;their children to have to&nbsp;experience this every day on&nbsp;their way to school.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zito suggested that Philadelphia&rsquo;s rising crime is one reason more voters are registering as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republicans have done a&nbsp;robust registering of new&nbsp;voters,&rdquo; Zito said, noting that last&nbsp;October, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) instituted&nbsp;the ability for people to register to vote while signing up&nbsp;for their driver&rsquo;s licenses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Within 10 days, 55,000 new&nbsp;Republicans had registered,&rdquo; she noted.&nbsp;&ldquo;It was significant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to a shifting trend in voter registration, Democrats have also voiced concern about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3112145\/kamala-harris-philadelphia-voter-turnout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slumping voter turnout <\/a>in Philadelphia since the 2020 elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 2020&rsquo;s numbers obscured a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/president-donald-trump-joe-biden-philadelphia-election-day-20201107.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>small but material improvement<\/a>&nbsp;for Trump in Philadelphia. He picked up&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.electionreturns.pa.gov\/_ENR\/General\/CountyResults?countyName=Philadelphia&amp;ElectionID=83&amp;ElectionType=G&amp;IsActive=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>17.9%<\/a>&nbsp;support against Biden, compared to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.electionreturns.pa.gov\/_ENR\/General\/CountyResults?countyName=Philadelphia&amp;ElectionID=54&amp;ElectionType=G&amp;IsActive=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>15.4%<\/a>&nbsp;four years earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757135\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757135\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic policies have led to a troubling rise in crime and a significant increase in Republican voter registrations, according to Salena Zito of The Washington Examiner. She pointed out that the surge in crime in Philadelphia, which is governed by Democrats, is contributing to more people registering as Republicans in Pennsylvania. Zito noted that crime rates have been climbing since the onset of COVID-19 and during the George Floyd protests, alongside a sharp rise in fentanyl overdoses. <\/p>\n<p>During her appearance on The Ingraham Angle, Zito recounted an unsettling experience when a group of bikers surrounded her car for what felt like an eternity\u2014though it was only two minutes\u2014highlighting the daily fears faced by residents who cannot afford to leave the city or move to safer suburbs. She emphasized that these individuals must confront such dangers every day, including their children on their way to school.<\/p>\n<p>Zito attributed part of this shift toward Republican registration to actions taken by Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA), who allowed voters to register while obtaining their driver&#8217;s licenses last October. This initiative resulted in 55,000 new Republican registrations within just ten days\u2014a notable development.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to changing voter registration trends, Democrats are also worried about declining voter turnout in Philadelphia since the 2020 elections. Interestingly, despite overall Democratic support remaining strong, Trump did see a slight increase in his backing within Philadelphia\u2014from 15.4% four years prior to 17.9% against Biden during the last election cycle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2339426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Philadelphia-crime-scene-unit.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40602,40601,40603,34951],"class_list":["post-2339425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-rates","tag-democratic-policies","tag-gop-voter-registration","tag-salena-zito"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Philadelphia-crime-scene-unit.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}