Republicans’ “Tough On Crime” Claim Could Cost Democrats the Midterms — and Beyond

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Ever notice how many times republicans cite “out-of-control crime rates” in their impassioned jeremiads against Democrats?

It’s more than rhetoric.

When Democrats are in power, republican lawmakers, candidates, and right-wing hate media dust off the tried-and-true greatest hit of “Democrats are…