After four years of America having a professional, lifelong criminal as our president, is it any wonder crime is up?
Years ago when
Nextdoor.com rolled out, Louise signed up to see what was happening in our neighborhood; back then it was mostly people offering kittens, trying to find their lost dogs, or begging neighbors to take piles of zucchini. Today, in many parts of the country, it's become a running list of assaults and burglaries.
Crime is up and people are noticing. Which means it'll get political, and fast.
Republicans are planning to make crime a big issue this fall for the elections: Newt Gingrich just pointed out on Fox how well it worked for Glen Youngkin in Virginia and they see it as a template for November.It's a scheme rich with irony. On the other hand it will probably work for them: Democrats need to get ready now.
Read more at
HartmannReport.com.
-Thom