Crime out of control in Pennsylvania

 Salena Zito:

In Pennsylvania, fear and uncertainty are on the ballot

And Democrats have nominated a Senate candidate who wants to set more criminals free.

Meanwhile:

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As one mother in Center City pointed out, President Joe Biden was in Philadelphia one month ago and never once mentioned the violence ripping her city apart. “Which is funny," she said, "because he said he was giving a speech on the battle for the soul of the nation. Has he looked around at the soul of this city?”

Not once in Biden’s 3,000-word speech did he say the word "crime" or "homicide" or "gangs." He did, however, identify what he said “was happening in our country today that is not normal” — MAGA Republicans, who he said “represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic” and are “a threat to this country.”

Biden added that Republicans "do not believe in the rule of law.”

I suspect there are plenty of people in Kensington, Cobbs Creek, Montco, and Center City who see plenty of folks who do not respect the rule of law every time they walk out the door. Everyone told me that the dirt bike incident is a common one. Such incidents leave everyone's nerves on edge. This dark and edgy new normal has robbed the city of its former vibrancy.

A new Morning Consult-Politico poll released late last week shows over three-quarters of voters said violent crime is a major problem in the United States, with only 17% of respondents calling crime a minor problem and only 2% saying it was not a problem at all.
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Biden is not an intelligent man, and it appears Pennsylvania is not the victim of Republicans who "do not believe in the rule of law."  But there are plenty of people who are not Republicans who do not. 

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