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Election denial and Trumpism were not winning strategies for the GOP in 2022, but crime was. If not for fear of rising crime, Dems likely would have performed better in the Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Ohio senate races. It's the primary if not sole reason NY Dems underperformed nationally, including the loss of Sean Patrick Maloney (the controversial 2019 bail reform remains a huge political issue in this state).
In a year in which democracy is not on the ballot, crime could be a big issue for Democrats, and IMO even if the GOP attacks on crime are generally speaking overblown, it is something that cannot be ignored moving forward to keep voters in the blue column.
In a year in which democracy is not on the ballot, crime could be a big issue for Democrats, and IMO even if the GOP attacks on crime are generally speaking overblown, it is something that cannot be ignored moving forward to keep voters in the blue column.