"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

The people who support, empower, reward, and vote for this total disregard for decency and actual governance deserve to bear the full brunt of this demise of America.

bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

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Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

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Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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I disagree that crime doesn't matter. I disagree with the characterization it's a red state problem. I disagree it isn't related to policy. I do agree the economy is the biggest issue. I agree with your statement that Rs will lower taxes, etc. And I agree with what I perceive to be your general sentiment about both parties playing the game.

tequila4kapp said:

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Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

---

Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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I disagree that crime doesn't matter. I disagree with the characterization it's a red state problem. I disagree it isn't related to policy. I do agree the economy is the biggest issue. I agree with your statement that Rs will lower taxes, etc. And I agree with what I perceive to be your general sentiment about both parties playing the game.

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Tell me where the democrats screwed up crime.



This is just politics as usual. During every single election over the last 30 years, the GOP has harped on crime and pretended to be the law and order party, while harboring criminals and electing Trump, who we both probably agree is about as far from law and order as you can get.

I get it, crime sells for the GOP. But I'm not buying and I'm not going to pretend like the GOP is going to do anything for crime. If they had answers, they would be implementing them in the red states they control, except those are the states where "crime" is a bigger problem.

Here are the top 10 states by murder rate. Where did Joe Biden and Pelosi go wrong? What will Moscow Mitch and McCarthy do to fix it? Why are they waiting for the midterms?

Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

---

Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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I disagree that crime doesn't matter. I disagree with the characterization it's a red state problem. I disagree it isn't related to policy. I do agree the economy is the biggest issue. I agree with your statement that Rs will lower taxes, etc. And I agree with what I perceive to be your general sentiment about both parties playing the game.

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Tell me where the democrats screwed up crime.



This is just politics as usual. During every single election over the last 30 years, the GOP has harped on crime and pretended to be the law and order party, while harboring criminals and electing Trump, who we both probably agree is about as far from law and order as you can get.

I get it, crime sells for the GOP. But I'm not buying and I'm not going to pretend like the GOP is going to do anything for crime. If they had answers, they would be implementing them in the red states they control, except those are the states where "crime" is a bigger problem.

Here are the top 10 states by murder rate. Where did Joe Biden and Pelosi go wrong? What will Moscow Mitch and McCarthy do to fix it? Why are they waiting for the midterms?

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Your stats go through 2019, before the pandemic and before Dems took office.
Here's a piece from NPR that addresses the issue generally https://www.npr.org/2022/10/27/1131825858/us-crime-data-midterm-elections

4 policies that impact crime in a negative way
1. Defund the police
2. Release criminals from prison because of Covid
3. No bail
4. Decriminalizing drugs

Yes, they are largely initiated by Dems. And yes, they can be reversed by Rs and sane Ds

I have a feeling this is a situation where one can find stats to tell the story you want. For example, here's something that says crime is up in major cities year over year

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/11/united-states-major-cities-violent-crime-homicides-survey/8060734001/

A survey by the Major Cities Chiefs Association revealed that, while homicides and rapes are down in urban areas of the U.S. compared to the same point last year, violent crime, in general, has increased by 4.4%, and the rate of violent offenses remains much higher than before the pandemic.
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There were notable increases in robberies (13%) and aggravated assaults (2.6%), accounting for the lion's share of the violent crime total nearly 237,000 in those cities from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022. The total for the first half of 2019, before the pandemic, was a little over 193,000. Of those, 3,004 were homicides.
This year the number was 4,511 for the first six months.
"Compared to 2019 midyear figures, MCCA member cities have experienced a 50% increase in homicides and a roughly 36% increase in aggravated assaults,''

tequila4kapp said:

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Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

---

Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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I disagree that crime doesn't matter. I disagree with the characterization it's a red state problem. I disagree it isn't related to policy. I do agree the economy is the biggest issue. I agree with your statement that Rs will lower taxes, etc. And I agree with what I perceive to be your general sentiment about both parties playing the game.

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Tell me where the democrats screwed up crime.



This is just politics as usual. During every single election over the last 30 years, the GOP has harped on crime and pretended to be the law and order party, while harboring criminals and electing Trump, who we both probably agree is about as far from law and order as you can get.

I get it, crime sells for the GOP. But I'm not buying and I'm not going to pretend like the GOP is going to do anything for crime. If they had answers, they would be implementing them in the red states they control, except those are the states where "crime" is a bigger problem.

Here are the top 10 states by murder rate. Where did Joe Biden and Pelosi go wrong? What will Moscow Mitch and McCarthy do to fix it? Why are they waiting for the midterms?

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Your stats go through 2019, before the pandemic and before Dems took office.
Here's a piece from NPR that addresses the issue generally https://www.npr.org/2022/10/27/1131825858/us-crime-data-midterm-elections

4 policies that impact crime in a negative way
1. Defund the police
2. Release criminals from prison because of Covid
3. No bail
4. Decriminalizing drugs

Yes, they are largely initiated by Dems. And yes, they can be reversed by Rs and sane Ds

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When did democrats take office in Mississippi? Louisiana? Alabama? What police were defunded? Which of those are federal matters? How will congress address these pretend issues?

All you have are fake talking points. You either don't understand federalism or you don't understand cause and effect. Maybe both.

Waiting for this argument:

Opinion | Even if Democrats don’t suffer devastating losses on Tuesday, the fact that so many pundits thought they would tells you a lot about the wretched state of the party.

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) November 6, 2022

I understand Federalism just fine, thank you very much. "Mr and Mrs Joe 6 pack" do NOT think these things through or understand things like Federalism though. They see crime rising in their area after Democrat initiatives that are soft on crime and they vote opposite, even if it is for elected officials that don't directly change their local laws.

Still, regardless of level of government, it is primarily Democrat policies which have increased crime.

To your question, your statistics appear to be 2 years old. When I Google it I see cities in Louisiana and Arkansas as highest crime per capital. But I also see that the FBI changed its reporting system, reporting is voluntary and NY and Los Angeles do not participate. So statistics appear to have questionable value.

tequila4kapp said:

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I understand Federalism just fine, thank you very much. "Mr and Mrs Joe 6 pack" do NOT think these things through or understand things like Federalism though. They see crime rising in their area after Democrat initiatives that are soft on crime and they vote opposite, even if it is for elected officials that don't directly change their local laws.

Still, regardless of level of government, it is primarily Democrat policies which have increased crime.

To your question, your statistics appear to be 2 years old. When I Google it I see cities in Louisiana and Arkansas as highest crime per capital. But I also see that the FBI changed its reporting system, reporting is voluntary and NY and Los Angeles do not participate. So statistics appear to have questionable value.

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You seem to have one foot in joe six pack land and one in reality.

We both agree that the most people don't think things through and that simple repetitive messaging is effective. That's how we got Trump. We also both understand that messaging doesn't have to match reality to be effective, which is why the GOP runs with crime.

This is the GOP on crime in a nutshell:


But then you roll with ridiculous rhetoric about bail and defunding police and this other nonsense and pretend like this time it's different. It's not different, it never is. The GOP doesn't have answers for any question other than: would you like lower taxes?

This is a good news / bad news situation. The good news is that the GOP base is susceptible to simple messaging and the GOP, along with its media allies like Fox News, will bang that drum repeatedly.

The bad news is that it's very easy for Trump to dominate the messaging and destroy the rest of the GOP, but he's so toxic that he can't win nationwide. Right now he's working on destroying DeSantis and he will be successful there, unless he dies trying. He and his minions are pushing a number of tactics including accusing DeSantis of being a groomer and apparently something about financial woes. DeSantis deserves every bit of pain that the Trump crime family has coming his way.

Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

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Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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1) People with things to protect that don't commit crime are fearful of increases in crime against them. There could be a correlation with white people, but it is not specifically racial, although you like to make things about race. I live in a democratic city and property crime is up here. I don't park on the street, and I definitely don't leave anything visible in my car or a bike locked for more than an hour.

2) Tequila asked you why your stats are so old, and then you posted more old stats. This election isn't 2019. It is almost 2023.

3) Yes, the fed missed it's opportunity to deal with inflation swiftly. The president reappointed someone who printed money and then he and his advisors told everyone inflation was transitory.

4) Please stop name-calling those you disagree with. Tequila is not any more hyperpartisan than you are.

oski003 said:

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Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

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Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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1) People with things to protect that don't commit crime are fearful of increases in crime against them. There could be a correlation with white people, but it is not specifically racial, although you like to make things about race. I live in a democratic city and property crime is up here. I don't park on the street, and I definitely don't leave anything visible in my car or a bike locked for more than an hour.

2) Tequila asked you why your stats are so old, and then you posted more old stats. This election isn't 2019. It is almost 2023.

3) Yes, the fed missed it's opportunity to deal with inflation swiftly. The president reappointed someone who printed money and then he and his advisors told everyone inflation was transitory.

4) Please stop name-calling those you disagree with. Tequila is not any more hyperpartisan than you are.

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The data has no impact on GOP messaging, it's been the same drumbeat for decades because they know fear motivates their base. Republicans have their second amendment rights, the death penalty and all of the other police state stuff they want in red states, but crime is rising faster in those places than in blue states.

SF's murder rate is less than half of what it was in 2010. Property crime is much higher than it was back then. Crime is complicated and the answers are (and have always been) more about economics than law enforcement or the 2nd amendment. The GOP has lots of fake solutions like arming teachers and eliminating doors to keep children safe from wackos, but nothing real. So they sell on fear and yadda yadda yadda their way through solutions.

Kevin McCarthy and, if given the power, Moscow Mitch will not do a single thing for crime. In fact, they will continue to cheerlead for higher crime so that they can pretend like they will try to do something about it in 2024. It's all gamesmanship. The only recent federal action on crime was the bipartisan First Step Act, which I think we can all agree was not about being "tough on crime."

When the GOP really wants to do something they take action. They worked for 5 decades to take away women's reproductive rights and that effort has been successful. They work tirelessly to reduce taxes when they can. And they are great at giving corporate welfare. But they have nothing when it comes to crime and they haven't for decades.

We all get why the GOP is making its campaign about crime but we are amongst adults here. We don't have to pretend that this is anything other than politics. T4k acknowledged as much before choosing to amplify information which he knows is irrelevant.

We all know why you are here and it's not to have a genuine facts-based discussion but rather to show us that you can do the opposite side of any argument. Congratulations, you did it again, good luck with that.

Unit2Sucks said:

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oski003 said:

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Unit2Sucks said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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bearister said:

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"These extreme Republicans don't have a plan. Their only idea is to get in, make trouble for President Biden, drag Hunter into the dock, start a bunch of stupid investigations, shut down the government, abandon Ukraine and hold the debt limit hostage.

Democrats are partly to blame. They haven't explained how they plan to get a grip on the things people are worried about: crime and inflation. Voters weren't hearing what they needed to hear from Biden, who felt morally obligated to talk about the threat to democracy, even though that's not what people are voting on."



The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America DNyuz


https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/05/the-marjorie-taylor-greene-ing-of-america/

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Not a fan of MTG, so I am not going there. But point of order Re your language. Dems don't need to explain how they "plan" to get a grip on the economy and crime. They've had 2 years of complete power. Their policies have failed. Time to pay the Piper at the election box

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Democrats in congress aren't responsible for relatively small increases in crime in red states, but hyperpartisans like you don't care about reality. The story of America in 2022 isn't about crime but the GOP survives on fear and nothing drives fear for white people like the specter of crime. Inflation is the main economic problem we are facing and the Fed missed its opportunity to deal with it swiftly. The increase in M2 money supply along with low interest rates and QE has brought us to where we are.

We all acknowledge that democrats (and America) will pay the price and that new GOP extremists will be elected to congress, but you don't have to pretend like this is some policy failure. This is what always happens during midterm elections. The out of power party hangs its hat on whatever it can and the in power party loses seats.

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1) People with things to protect that don't commit crime are fearful of increases in crime against them. There could be a correlation with white people, but it is not specifically racial, although you like to make things about race. I live in a democratic city and property crime is up here. I don't park on the street, and I definitely don't leave anything visible in my car or a bike locked for more than an hour.

2) Tequila asked you why your stats are so old, and then you posted more old stats. This election isn't 2019. It is almost 2023.

3) Yes, the fed missed it's opportunity to deal with inflation swiftly. The president reappointed someone who printed money and then he and his advisors told everyone inflation was transitory.

4) Please stop name-calling those you disagree with. Tequila is not any more hyperpartisan than you are.

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The data has no impact on GOP messaging, it's been the same drumbeat for decades because they know fear motivates their base. Republicans have their second amendment rights, the death penalty and all of the other police state stuff they want in red states, but crime is rising faster in those places than in blue states.

SF's murder rate is less than half of what it was in 2010. Property crime is much higher than it was back then. Crime is complicated and the answers are (and have always been) more about economics than law enforcement or the 2nd amendment. The GOP has lots of fake solutions like arming teachers and eliminating doors to keep children safe from wackos, but nothing real. So they sell on fear and yadda yadda yadda their way through solutions.

Kevin McCarthy and, if given the power, Moscow Mitch will not do a single thing for crime. In fact, they will continue to cheerlead for higher crime so that they can pretend like they will try to do something about it in 2024. It's all gamesmanship. The only recent federal action on crime was the bipartisan First Step Act, which I think we can all agree was not about being "tough on crime."

When the GOP really wants to do something they take action. They worked for 5 decades to take away women's reproductive rights and that effort has been successful. They work tirelessly to reduce taxes when they can. And they are great at giving corporate welfare. But they have nothing when it comes to crime and they haven't for decades.

We all get why the GOP is making its campaign about crime but we are amongst adults here. We don't have to pretend that this is anything other than politics. T4k acknowledged as much before choosing to amplify information which he knows is irrelevant.

We all know why you are here and it's not to have a genuine facts-based discussion but rather to show us that you can do the opposite side of any argument. Congratulations, you did it again, good luck with that.

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I post here to express my views, which are fairly consistent and often contrary to yours but not extreme. I don't post to be on "the opposite side of any argument," whatever that means. That doesn't even make sense. Unprosecuted property crime is a voting issue that I care about.