Harrop: Calif. voters point: Democrats don't like crime either
By Froma Harrop / syndicated columnist
A bad habit in our public discourse is to simplify voter behavior according to party labels. Thus, we have a semiclueless headline in The New York Times that reads: “California Sends Democrats and the Nation a Message on Crime.”
California voters are overwhelmingly Democrats. A more accurate take would have been, “Most California Democrats Send Some Democrats a Message on Crime.”
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What successful mayors in liberal big cities understand is that their constituents really do value safe and clean streets. They don’t want homeless encampments taking over their public spaces.
At the same time, these successful mayors don’t go primitive on matters of gay rights. They don’t stay up nights making life harder for transgender kids in high school. And however the citizens feel about illegal immigration, they know that immigrants form part of the bedrock of their societies. “Diversity” is not a problem. And who, even among those worried about clashes of cultures, doesn’t like some of the new restaurants?
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/harrop-calif-voters-point-democrats-dont-like-crime-either/
