But what of the big cities with Democratic mayors which did not experience ‘out-of-control rioting’? Is this in spite of their mayors? Did someone not get the memo?
So do you think the Democrats made the cities violent or let the cities be violent? Or is there some other cause?
Incompetent leadership, poor policies, and they don’t have to fear being voted out of office in a one-party city.
Perhaps you’ve confused the 2 Parties.
Well Chicago is a no-party city for the mayoral race (I can tell you why its non-partisan!). I wonder what they don’t have to fear here.
Ask “Willie” Horton.
When they have the unconditional support of the media and the establishment, no, they have nothing to fear. And the numbers speak for themselves: 17 of the 20 most violent cities have Democratic mayors, and only 1 of the top 20 most violent is ruled by a Republican.
Every election is still a referendum on their performance.
or Joe “Poor kids are just as smart as white kids” Biden
Well, the obvious difference is that Horton’s picture was darkened to make him look more sinister, his name is “William” but he was renamed “Willie” to make it sound more ethnic and the ads only ran in white areas. Finally, the GOP operative admitted (before he died) that the Horton campaign was race-baiting.
jonahgoldberg.com
This is another example of confusing correlation with causation. The correlation here is simply that fact that large cities tend to be lead by Democrats - for whatever reason. Maybe people in large cities just trust Democrats more. I don’t know. But that is a fact. Large cities tend to have Democratic Mayors. Another independent fact is that large cities, because of their high population density compared to rural areas, tend to have higher rates of violent crime. The two characteristics of having Democratic mayors and having comparatively higher violent crime are both related to the size and density of the city. But the two characteristics are themselves not causally connected. At least it has not been shown to be so.Nepperhan:
When they have the unconditional support of the media and the establishment, no, they have nothing to fear. And the numbers speak for themselves: 17 of the 20 most violent cities have Democratic mayors, and only 1 of the top 20 most violent is ruled by a Republican.
Most densely populated cities have democratic mayors.
No they’re not. Biden slipped up, but he said what was in his mind. To him, “poor” means “black”. Where’s the evidence about the GOP operative. I remember the Willie Horton commercial. It was sinister, but because of the danger of letting people like him out of incarceration, not because of his color.
I don’t care what Johah Goldberg says. I’m not a Republican and never have been. In my opinion (and that of others as well) the real racism is on the Dem side. That Klacik woman says it as well as anyone during her walk on the streets of Baltimore. I don’t imagine she’ll win over Mfume, but it’s refreshing to hear someone say it.
First of all, a vocal slipup is not a campaign promotion – the two are far different in scope and intent. Secondly, the designer of the “Willie” Horton campaign admitted that it was a racist campaign designed to alarm white folks about the specter of a black criminal. That admission seems like enough evidence. A Republican newspaper censured GHWB for the campaign ads.
Well, he’s called out Republican racism before also. I think that ‘who’s the most racist’ allegations are pointless and get us no further on. Let’s call out current statuses and incidents and not try to rate distant history. Both parties had sea changes after the sixties.
What a coincidence! Here’s what Goldberg wrote for today. Remember, he was a personal friend of Breitbart:
Your evidence for this is???
I don’t see that they did, with the sole exception that the South turned Republican.
I think it is newsworthy because she’s telling the truth and showing reality. She doesn’t have to be an expert on any subject other than the ability to see that some neighborhoods in Baltimore have become derelict. It’s the Democrats refusal to acknowledge such truths that causes me to acknowledge their racism.