In Los Angeles and Chicago, progressive Democrats defeated tough-on-crime Republicans by advocating a mix of police reform—not police budget cuts—and increased spending on social services.
, “We don’t have to keep the same systems over and over. Minneapolis Council showing how transformative change can happen.” Her four main mayoral rivals are trying to thread the needle between progressive and stern on crime in a range of ways.
“I say this only half jokingly: ‘Defund the police’ was such an asinine slogan, I still half believe there was someone at the RNC who created it,” says Pennsylvania Democratic congressmanParker. “I think most voters refuse to believe we really have to choose between one extreme in which crime is off the charts and another in which you see videos like the way George Floyd was murdered.
Winning is the relatively easy part, though, compared to delivering public safety by humane means. Just look atThe former cop was elected mayor in New York in 2021 largely on his promise to reduce crime. Adams also talked, to a lesser extent, about strengthening the social safety net. The city’s homicide rate finally began trending down at the end of 2022, but other violent crime numbers remain high.
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