How Democrats can defend against Republicans’ soft-on-crime attacks

Posted on AllSides October 18th, 2022
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2022 Elections, Elections, Crime, Democratic Party
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ANALYSIS

In their closing arguments to midterm voters, Republican candidates have sought to connect their Democratic opponents to increases in crime and continued to misleadingly hammer Democrats of all stripes as supporters of the “defund the police” movement. It’s the latest rendition of age-old “soft-on-crime” attacks, and it appears to be effective.

Republicans have escalated their attacks on Democrats’ record on crime in a number of Senate races that have tightened in recent weeks. In Wisconsin, Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson has seen a rebound in the polls after his campaign...

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/18/23409890/crime-midterms-democrats-messaging

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