The Daily Blast: Biden Is Quietly Winning the War On Crime—After Trump Epically Lost It
May 13, 2024
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Jim Kessler from Third Way organization discusses how Democrats are winning the war on crime under Biden, securing more funding for public safety projects than Republicans. They analyze the decrease in violent crimes, strategies for leveraging this success against Trump's false claims, and the disparity in murder rates between red and blue states. Democrats focus on advocating for police reform, supporting effective policing, and shaping the public safety narrative for upcoming elections.
Democrats secured significantly more funding for public safety projects than Republicans, focusing on law enforcement activities, equipment, training, and prevention programs.
Crime rates, especially homicides, dropped under Biden after surging during Trump's presidency, with red states having a 33% higher murder rate than blue states.
Deep dives
Democratic Funding for Public Safety Projects
Senate and House Democrats have secured nearly 400 million in 2024 for public safety projects, significantly more than what Republicans obtained. This funding, signed into law by Biden, focuses on law enforcement activities, equipment, training, and prevention programs, all aimed at making communities safer and reducing crime.
Impact of Democratic Efforts on Crime Rates
Crime rates, notably homicides, surged during Trump's last year and Biden's first but have significantly dropped since then. The murder rate is 33% higher in red states than in blue states. Democrats' efforts in funding police, supporting law enforcement, and anti-crime strategies contribute to the decreasing crime rates.
Democrats' Communication Strategy on Crime
Democrats aim to counter the false narrative pushed by Trump on rising crime rates by highlighting their achievements in reducing crime, signing major legislation, and securing public safety funding. They emphasize the need to engage in the information war on crime, communicate their successes effectively, and challenge Republicans' approach to the issue.
Donald Trump constantly claims that crime is out of control. In reality, it’s substantially downunder Biden, after soaring during the pandemic that Trump catastrophically botched as president. Now the Democratic group Third Way is releasing a new study finding that this year, congressional Democrats secured substantially more funding for public safety projects across the country than Republicans did. We talked to Jim Kessler of Third Way, who explains how Democrats can go on offense on the issue and beat back Trump’s relentless lies about it.