The Democrats' elephant in the room

[Counselor706]

The Democratic Party has now finished all four nights of its national convention. There was endless talk about how terrible President Trump is -- to be expected in a convention nominating a candidate to challenge a sitting president. In his acceptance address, nominee Joe Biden discussed "four historic crises" -- the coronavirus pandemic, the economic plunge, "the most compelling call for racial justice since the 60s," and climate change.

But did viewers hear a word from Democrats about the crisis of violent crime and unrest plaguing some of the nation's major cities? No. Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, and other cities have experienced alarming spikes in violent crime, as well as, in some cases, general civic disorder.

Of course, all the cities involved -- Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, and others -- are controlled by progressive Democrats. Indeed, the breakdown of order in those cities can be seen as a glaring failure of progressive governance on the issue of public safety. And the most energetic voices in the Democratic Party are not calling for the restoration of order -- they're calling to defund the police.

So it’s no wonder Democrats didn't talk about it in public. Doing so would highlight one of the party's failures and also showcase a division among Democrats about whether to create conditions, by defunding the police, that would invite even more disorder. But next week is the Republican convention. Speakers will have a chance to focus on events in the cities -- and warn that the disorder could spread in a Biden administration. And the political debate will be joined, heading toward election day.

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[islandman]

That's odd given that Biden is seeking to increase funding to police departments nationally.

 

[LLCox]

Biden never uttered trumps name. trump spreads the FEAR and Biden spreads a better way. Pick your poison.

 

[Sweet_Lara]

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What riots? What protests? There are cities burning? Hmmmm, I don't see any of that on my TV stations.