Democrats continue to find themselves on the wrong side of almost every issue, from men playing in women’s sports to DEI to sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, and deportation. Despite the fact that the DNC’s finances are in the tank and the money continues to pour into the GOP coffers, Democrat voter registration is cratering, and they apparently have no leader besides the increasingly bizarre California Gov. Gavin Newsom, they don’t seem to have learned a single lesson.
As President Trump has focused on the crime plaguing our cities, the Dems have wailed and whined and said, “How dare he send the National Guard to D.C.? Crime is not a problem!”
Voters, apparently, disagree, at least according to a new AP-NORC poll released Wednesday. The numbers are simple and stark: Americans are fed up with lawlessness in this country.
The poll showed that 81% of Americans agree that crime is a "major issue," including 96% of Republicans and 68% of Democrats, and 72% of Independents say the same.
Further, 53% of Americans approve of the methods by which Trump is combating crime.
President Trump's approval rating surged 5% in the last month to his best approval rating ever in the AP-NORC poll. The surge coincides with his tough on crime takeover of DC.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 27, 2025
Why? Because 81% of Americans think urban crime is a major problem.
Democrats are in denial. pic.twitter.com/OXprL9oRuW
READ MORE: Peter Baker - the NY Times' One-Man Crusade Against Fighting Crime in D.C.
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As we’ve reported, Washington D.C. went nearly two full weeks without a homicide after Trump’s National Guard decision—an almost unheard of number. In a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, reporter Iris Tao told the terrifying story of how she was mugged and pistol-whipped during broad daylight in the nation’s capital.
The Democrat response has been even more idiotic than you might expect. A RedState’s Sister Toldjah reported, TDS-addled Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker bizarrely claimed, “I live rent-free in Trump’s head”—even as the camera hilariously tilted up to show the shiny Trump building behind him. And though he and other Democrats have said they don’t want Trump’s help, the numbers show that the people are extremely pleased with the administration’s efforts:
Handling crime a strength for Trump as many in US see a ‘major problem’ in big cities: AP-NORC pollhttps://t.co/deQcLX0sJG pic.twitter.com/anjLZjq7iJ
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) August 27, 2025
The Democrats keep doubling down on stupid. Perhaps the most idiotic statement—other than the one that came from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): “crime "always has been part of our history,” as if that makes it ok—was uttered at Monday’s DNC summer meeting by Insha Rahman, vice president for advocacy and partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice.
Americans don’t care about carjacking, she said (tell that to someone who’s been jacked):
An ACTUAL statement at the Democratic National Committee's Summer Meeting in Minneapolis:
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 25, 2025
"Don't take the bait talking about migrant crime or carjackings or the things that actually don't matter to many Americans." -- Vera Institute's Insha Rahmanpic.twitter.com/B9fSUvMsQJ
Keep it up, Democrats. The numbers keep telling you to get a grip and face the reality that your policies are disastrous and Americans hate them, but just keep doubling down—all the way to the ’26 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
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