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Why Is "Crime" a Problem for Democrats?
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Why Is "Crime" a Problem for Democrats?

The crime increase is driven by gun-related homicides.

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Jonathan V. Last
Jun 28, 2021
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(Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

1. Is It a “Crime” Problem, or a “Gun” Problem?

Last week I wrote about how we have this weird “heads-they-win, tails-you-lose” dynamic in American politics right now.

“[S]wing voters” are forever saying things like, “I only care about the real world, and the economy, and jobs.” But if the economy is in h…

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