redstate.com by Jeff Charles
This is another situation in which I can’t figure out if Democrats are stupid, or if they just think those listening to them are stupid. Perhaps the answer, in this case, is “both?”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom just repeated what has to be one of the absolute dumbest arguments about crime rates that progressives have used to excuse the fact that their politicians have been woefully inept at dealing with criminality in their cities. During an appearance on “The Issue Is” podcast, Newsom told host Elex Michaelson that the press had overplayed the significance of San Francisco’s decision to oust woke District Attorney Chesa Boudin. The city’s voters voted to recall Boudin as a result of his soft-on-crime policies that protected criminals more than law-abiding civilians and make people less safe.
Newsom contended that while Democrats might bear some responsibility for the uptick in crime in San Francisco, the real culprit for the increase in national crime rates is red states. He said…
