In most cities, rates of homicide and violent assault are down significantly from pandemic-era highs. But property crimes have risen, fueling voter anxiety.
Idk if this counts as projection. Crime was up (although, if you compare violent crime rates during their pandemic peak to the 1980s, it’s laughable… although “rates” only tell half the story, since we do have a large population) but not its falling. People don’t seem to realize that it’s falling because politicians, particularly Republicans, love to embrace crime as a talking point.
trump facing 91 felonies, the entirety of the GOP breaking laws and having zero repercussions for it. The party of “law and order” is the party of lawless and blame others for it. That’s where I was getting at with the projection. They’re breaking laws left and right, and pointing out crime is out of control.
Idk if this counts as projection. Crime was up (although, if you compare violent crime rates during their pandemic peak to the 1980s, it’s laughable… although “rates” only tell half the story, since we do have a large population) but not its falling. People don’t seem to realize that it’s falling because politicians, particularly Republicans, love to embrace crime as a talking point.
trump facing 91 felonies, the entirety of the GOP breaking laws and having zero repercussions for it. The party of “law and order” is the party of lawless and blame others for it. That’s where I was getting at with the projection. They’re breaking laws left and right, and pointing out crime is out of control.