Results for: Democrat-run cities
Seizing Private Property: The Endgame of Socialism
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/29/seizing-private-property-the-endgame-of-socialism-n2203831
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Read More: The Democrat Party Is Officially the Party of SocialismThe Downfall of America's Cities: How the Great Sorting Leads … Socialists, by contrast, preach single-payer healthcare, higher education, and housing as if they can be run without a private market…
10 States Boycott the Great American State Fair, but PA Senators and Companies Step Up to Fill the Gap
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/06/28/10-blue-states-bo…ut-pa-senators-and-companies-choose-to-fill-the-gap-n2203811
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Nine are blue states with Democrat governors, of course. … Josh Shapiro expects to run for president in 2028, so you would think he would have risen above petty politics in order to take advantage … said President Donald Trump had made the event too partisan, and that there has been insufficient interest.In a joint statement, Democrat…
Noncitizens Now Exposed on NJ Voter Rolls: Most Registered Democrats
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New Jersey is known as the Garden State, and honestly, if you get out of Newark or any of the other cities into the western and northern … found hundreds of noncitizen registrants in New Jersey who are likely only the tip of the iceberg, but that New Jersey and other Democrat-run…
Poll Leader or Problem? Leading Candidate in NJ Congressional Race Haunted by Ties to Blind Sheik
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/27/poll-leader-or-probl…j-congressional-race-haunted-by-ties-to-blind-sheik-n2202755
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Democrat Adam Hamawy is leading the polls and the fundraising battle in his run for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th District. … during the summer of 1994 with a Chicago-based nonprofit called the “Benevolence International Foundation.”He volunteered in two cities … However, that non-profit reportedly engaged in some questionable activities:Sarajevo and Zenica were the exact cities where Benevolence…
Shameless Newsom Throws Bass Under the Bus, Takes Zero Accountability for Trainwreck That Is California
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/01/shameless-newsom-thr…ro-accountability-for-trainwreck-that-is-california-n2202944
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Galloway pointed to Los Angeles as an example [of failure]: "LA does feel like as a proxy for — if Democrats can't figure out a way to run … cities and operate them well, we're just going to have trouble across the whole federal stack in terms of elections." … , because you locked my kids at home for freaking two years while you dined out at expensive restaurants), and thinks the Democrat…
Feel the Bern? Sanders Spent Lavishly on Private Jets, Limos for ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour
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the start of the tour in January 2025 through March, a 15-month stretch when Sanders was the featured speaker at 32 rallies at cities … Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, a New York Democrat, have also spoken at the rallies.To travel, the committee paid $562,117 for 11 private … You run a campaign, and you do three or four or five rallies a week," he said on Fox News last year.…
Spencer Pratt Crushes LA Mayoral Debate – Viewers Say He Smoked the Field
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/07/spencer-pratt-crushes-la-mayor-debate-viewers-say-he-smoked-the-field-n2202104
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As I wrote, I watched Wednesday night’s LA mayoral debate between Republican Spencer Pratt, incumbent Democrat Karen Bass, and democrat … We can't surrender blue cities. We have to stand up and fight for conservatives everywhere they exist." … Pratt was the clear winner, according to our poll...The NBCLA's debate was Pratt's debut as a serious candidate who wants to run the…
Karen Bass' Latest Move to Thwart ICE in L.A. Prompts a Smackdown From the DOJ
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/05/05/karen-bass-la…thwart-ice-in-la-prompts-a-smack-down-from-the-doj-n2202015
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Bass had "greenlighted a multi-million dollar project to clean up the city’s drug-filled MacArthur Park — mere months after the Democrat … It's amazing how President Donald Trump taking bold action on issues that have persistently plagued Democrat-run cities and states … Gavin Newsom (D) ordered the state police to help combat crime in blue cities (the same ones we were reliably told didn't have a crime…
Further Proof You Can't Hate the Media Enough: 60 Minutes Smears 'White Nationalist' Rescue Groups
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/04/further-proof-you-ca…h-60-minutes-smears-white-nationalist-rescue-groups-n2201987
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The Democrats are certainly guilty of leading parts of the country down a socialist, “progressive” path that has left many of our cities … Center. 60 Minutes almost seems to be operating with their playbook: smear, denigrate, and demonize organizations whose ideologies run … entire transcript, and Stahl does not bring the goods when it comes to that.She just wants to hit anybody who isn’t part of the Democrat…
The Downfall of America's Cities: New Home Invasion Spree Now Hitting Hollywood Hills Elite Hard
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/25/the-downfall-of-am…vasion-spree-now-hitting-hollywood-hills-elite-hard-n2201677
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I have little time for cities, despite having lived in them for four decades. … What's more, our cities used to be the pride of the nation, but that's not so much the case anymore. … The Downfall of America's Cities: The Californication of ColoradoThe Downfall of America's Cities: Blue Cities Are Making Their Homeless…
New: Why Alan Dershowitz Is Becoming a Republican After 67 Years As a Democrat
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/21/new-why-alan-dersh…becoming-a-republican-after-67-years-as-a-democrat-n2201521
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Well, this is one of those stories: Storied American legal mind Alan Dershowitz, a lifelong liberal Democrat, has changed his party … There's another side to this, and it's a phenomenon common enough in some of our Democrat-run major cities: Appeasing a growing and…
Lipstick on a Pig: Massive Cleanup in Seattle for World Cup, Millions of Pounds of Needles, Waste Removed
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/15/putting-lipstick-on…seattle-millions-of-pounds-of-needles-waste-removed-n2201325
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We’ve chronicled the downfall of many of our major cities — most run by Democrats — as homelessness, crime, high taxes, and grime have … (See Ward Clark’s excellent series, appropriately titled, The Downfall of America’s Cities.)Seattle, it could be argued, is the poster … Gavin Newsom made a rather startling admission:After San Francisco was magically cleaned up ahead of Xi Jinping's visit, Democrat Gov…
Judges Who Release Repeat Violent Criminals Should Be Treated Like Criminals Themselves
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2026/04/15/judges-who-rel…iminals-should-be-treated-like-criminals-themselves-n2201302
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Have you ever run into a news story that makes you stand up and pace around the room for a minute? … The judicial systems in Democrat-run cities that favor criminals over victims are failing innocent Americans.…
Mullin Floats Pulling CBP From Sanctuary City Airports if They Don't Partner on Immigration Enforcement
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/06/mullin-to-sanctuar…s-cooperate-on-immigration-or-lose-airport-priority-n2201024
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned Democrat-run sanctuary cities that if they refuse to cooperate … Democrat-run sanctuary cities want federal enforcement when planes land and travelers move through customs. … both.Mullin is considering forcing cities to choose between those two positions.…
Intolerance in Providence: Woke Backlash Hits LGBTQ Club Honoring Iryna Zarutska—Here’s How It Unfolded
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illegal immigration, which has seen some woke state lawmakers openly threaten immigration enforcement officers.ICE's presence in cities … like Providence and the removal flights that have taken off from Portsmouth have led to outrage among Democrat officials and far-left … But apparently that rule doesn't apply to the "kings" like Mayor Smiley who run blue cities, nor do their statements of supposed compassion…
DHS Funding Bill Advances in the Senate: Did Republicans Cave?
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/27/dhs-funding-bill-advances-did-republicans-cave-n2200686
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has caused a record number of TSA agents to quit or call out sick, causing chaos in the nation's airports, especially in major cities … effect, as Americans have seen the agents unmasked, up close and personal, presenting them in a different light.Another blow to the Democrat … been paid, and that was because Democrats prioritize criminal illegal immigrants over American citizens.Read More: Trump Does End Run…
Elissa Slotkin, Other Dems Turn Up the TDS Meter at Markwayne Mullin's DHS Confirmation Hearing
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/18/democrats-try-to…conspiracy-narrative-about-trump-stealing-elections-n2200358
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Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) was not as fiery as some have been, it had its moments of incredulity and even rank stupidity, as Democrat … He has said he wants to federalize the elections, he has said, name-checked cities, including Detroit. … secretary will be to make sure that we assure that the elections are fair and people can trust them.SLOTKIN: Does the federal government run…
Seventh Circuit Takes a Blowtorch to Order Issued by Abusive, Anti-ICE Chicago Judge
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/03/07/seventh-circuit-take…h-to-order-issued-by-abusive-anti-ice-chicago-judge-n2199974
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unconstitutional order while preserving the ability of future litigants to breathe new life into the suit.BACKGROUND:Trump's Not Playing with Democrat-Run … Cities: Operation Midway Blitz Is On – RedStateWinning: ICE Ramping Up Chicago Operation With Multiple Arrests – RedStateDoing Jobs…
Hot Takes: It's No Contest, Between a Pro-Palestine Activist and Americans' Love for Their Dogs
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/16/hot-takes-its-no…stine-twatwaffle-and-dogs-americans-choose-the-dogs-n2199232
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Nerdeen Kiswani, a close ally to Democrat Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and instrumental in organizing the 2024 pro-Hamas … This was not Kiswani's day, and we are not the ones.No other religion is asking us to ban dogs from our cities though. … Our brave K-9 law enforcement and military dogs sniff out and run down danger.…
JB Pritzker Plays Anti-ICE, Trump Foil, Thinking It's Going to Get Him Attention for 2028
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/14/jb-pritzker-plays…and-thinks-its-going-to-get-him-attention-for-2028-n2199159
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It seems he is taking cues from his fellow potential, Democrat 2028 contenders. … JB Pritzker’s recent weight loss point to a potential 2028 presidential run? … These types of candidates, Democrat or Republican, need to be pushed off the stage, and quickly. …
Yes, Even in 2026, It’s Still 'the Economy, Stupid'
https://redstate.com/steve-williams/2026/02/10/yes-even-in-2026-its-still-the-economy-stupid-n2198979
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What has changed is who is trying to claim it.Across the country, a new faction of Democrat candidates is attempting to rebrand the … is too expensive, the system is rigged, and someone needs to fight it.In New York City, Zohran Mamdani ran as a self-described Democrat … They are the predictable result of decades of Democrat governance in cities and states like New York and California.…
Wargaming the 2026 Election: the Texas Senate Race
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/10/wargaming-the-2026-election-the-texas-senate-race-n2198997
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During that visit, I had the chance to gab with some Texans, all of them outside the major cities. … They all were, as I remember the main run of Texans being: Practical, sensible, and conservative. … interesting isn't her typically hysterical pronouncements or her room-temperature IQ; it's the fact that she's actually leading her Democrat…
Morning Minute: The One Reason I Might Actually Watch the Super Bowl
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/03/morning-minute-n2198774
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nbsp;New Poll Crushes Dem, Media Narrative: Americans Demand Mass Deportations, Back ICE OverwhelminglyThe unhinged base of the Democrat … Why 'Just Build More Housing' Is Failing CaliforniansIn cities like Lomita, Torrance, and Redondo Beach, new entry-level ownership … Run up the score. Drive the left straight off the field ahead of the midterms. WHAT'S ON TAP?…
Deport Every Single Illegal Alien Possible
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Gestapo,” “Nazis,” “the SS,” “fascists,” and more, the truth needs to be told about who’s really creating the chaos and mayhem in Democrat-run … sanctuary cities and who’s trying to keep the public safe.The radical Left’s dangerous rhetoric has now resulted in the deaths of…
'Let Us Know': Trump Talks 'Criminals' Wrecking OR Fed Bldg., Puts Dem Officials on Notice
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instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run … Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help."…