{"id":591434,"date":"2021-07-14T18:20:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T22:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=591434"},"modified":"2021-07-14T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T22:20:25","slug":"analysis-why-the-nyc-mayoral-race-could-be-a-watershed-moment-for-democrats-midterm-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-why-the-nyc-mayoral-race-could-be-a-watershed-moment-for-democrats-midterm-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"ANALYSIS: Why The NYC Mayoral Race Could Be A Watershed Moment For Democrats\u2019 Midterm Strategy"},"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%2Fanalysis-why-the-nyc-mayoral-race-could-be-a-watershed-moment-for-democrats-midterm-strategy%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=591434&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>President Joe Biden warned Democratic activists that anti-police rhetoric \u201cbeat the hell\u201d out of the party\u2019s candidates in the 2020 election, and it looks like the voters\u2019 pick for the New York City mayoral race could offer them a model for how to avoid the same political disaster in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and some other Democrats have expressed concern that anti-police rhetoric from more radical members of the party is having a disastrous impact down the ballot. While Republicans lost the 2020 presidential election, they gained seats in the House and stand a strong chance to fully take the chamber in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how they beat the living hell out of us across the country, saying that we\u2019re talking about defunding the police. We\u2019re not. We\u2019re talking about holding them accountable,\u201d Biden said told police reform activists in December. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/10\/minneapolis-police-department-increase-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rising Violence Prompts Minneapolis City Officials To Consider Asking Nearby Officers For Support)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden warned the activists that being vocal about efforts to defund the police could harm Democrats chances of winning the two Georgia Senate seats in the Jan. 5 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can go very far. It matters how we do it. I think it matters how we do it,\u201d Biden said. \u201cI just raise it with you to think about how much do we push between now and January 5 \u2014 we need those two seats \u2014 about police reform. But I guarantee you, there will be a full-blown commission. I guarantee you it\u2019s a major, major, major element.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enter Eric Adams, a former captain with the New York Police Department (NYPD) who just secured the Democratic Party nomination for New York City Mayor. Adams\u2019 perspective on crime in the city is a far cry from the city\u2019s other politicians, such as Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/14\/eric-adams-vows-tough-stand-on-nyc-crime-in-joint-appearance-with-gov-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took a tough on crime stance<\/a> in a Wednesday appearance with Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, condemning the current law enforcement situation in the city. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/05\/13\/released-rikers-inmates-arrested-new-crimes-prisoners-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Over 100 Released Rikers Inmates Already Arrested Again For New Crimes: Report)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have thrown up our hands and we have surrendered our city,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s time for us to ensure our city is for the working-class, everyday people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7226748\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"42\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7226748\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7226748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who&#039;s running as a Democratic mayoral candidate, appears in Flushing, Queens to open a new campaign office on June 8, 2021 in the Queens borough of New York City. In a new poll, crime has become a central issue for many New Yorkers leading to a rise in support for Adams, a retired police captain. (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276-620x266-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276-768x330-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276-1536x660-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1322550200-scaled-e1625023796276-2048x880-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7226748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JUNE 08: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who\u2019s running as a Democratic mayoral candidate, appears in Flushing, Queens to open a new campaign office on June 8, 2021 in the Queens borough of New York City. In a new poll, crime has become a central issue for many New Yorkers leading to a rise in support for Adams, a retired police captain. (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>New York City has seen a spike in virtually all violent crime, including homicides and shootings. The crime rate is still far below levels seen in the early 1990\u2019s, however. Adams has been skeptical of city legislation that would end the practice of automatically trying 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, saying lawmakers must ensure there aren\u2019t any unintended consequences, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Adams went on to offer thinly-veiled criticism of far-left Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/27\/ocasio-cortez-jamaal-bowman-hysteria-rising-violence-defund-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Ocasio-Cortez Warns Against \u2018Hysteria\u2019 Over Rising Violence, Reiterates Her Proposal To Defund Police)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have made it clear over and over again: I am the original progressive voice in this city,\u201d Adams said. \u201cBeing progressive is not what you tweet but what you do to help people on the street every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve allowed the term \u2018being progressive\u2019 to be hijacked by those who do not have a track record of putting in place real progressive changes. I am not going to surrender my progressive credentials,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7231367\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7231367\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7231367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention as participants from across the country are hosted over video links from the originally planned site of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 18, 2020. 2020 Democratic National Convention\/Pool via REUTERS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884-620x266-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884-768x330-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884-1536x660-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-08-19T014157Z_1737050532_RC2PGI9GA9V7_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CONVENTION-e1625683517884-2048x880-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7231367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention. AOC has been among the most vocal Democrats in Congress calling for the defunding of police across the country. AOC and likeminded Demcorats argue policing in the U.S. is inherently racist and overly punishes black Americans and other Americans of color. 2020 (Democratic National Convention\/Pool via REUTERS)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adams, if elected, could be a major step toward repairing the relationship between the NYPD and the rest of the city\u2019s government, which deteriorated rapidly under Mayor Bill de Blasio. Hundreds of officers famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-us-canada-30674161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">turned their backs<\/a> on the mayor while he was speaking at a 2015 event commemorating slain officer Wenjian Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats recognized long ago the electoral danger that \u201cdefund the police\u201d rhetoric poses across the country, having only narrowly won elections in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe almost lost races we shouldn\u2019t have lost. Defund the police almost cost me my race because of an attack ad. Don\u2019t ever say socialism ever again,\u201d Democratic Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/05\/2022-house-democrats-concerns-pelosi-caucus-call-election-abigail-spanberger\/\">told her fellow Democrats in November<\/a>. \u201cIf we run this race again we will get fucking torn apart again in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not all Democrats are on the same page as Spanberger, Biden and Adams, however. Many progressives continue to push for defunding or seriously reforming the police force, despite the fact that \u201cdefund the police\u201d has been so politically toxic that the Democrats decided to blame it on the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the path toward justice is a long arc. Safety is not just an officer with a badge and a gun,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/13\/ocasio-cortez-defends-defund-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in response to Spanberger\u2019s criticism. \u201cOur [police budget] is too high.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden warned Democratic activists that anti-police rhetoric \u201cbeat the hell\u201d out of the party\u2019s candidates in the 2020 election, and it looks like the voters\u2019 pick for the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591434","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}