RepubliKKKlans are making gains in the final stretch before the midterms because they have been hammering away at crime, and it’s working. Add to that dumbass Democrats’ feckless response — shock — and they are going to lose. Mark my words! The Oklahoma governor’s debate between Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister is a perfect case in point (see video link above.)
But don’t take my word for it, or don’t believe your lying eyes if that’s your problem. I quote from The Frontier, an Oklahoman publication, “Claim: Hofmeister claimed that, under Stitt’s administration, violent crime rates in Oklahoma are higher than in New York and California. … Fact check: True, but misleading … It’s true that in 2020, Oklahoma had a higher rate of violent crime — murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — than both New York and California. … Oklahoma has a higher violent crime rate than both New York and California, according to law enforcement data collected annually by the FBI. In 2020, the latest year for which complete data is available, Oklahoma had a violent crime rate of 458.6 incidents per 100,000 people. California had a violent crime rate of 442 incidents per 100,000 people for the same period, while New York had a violent crime rate of 363.8 incidents per 100,000 people. The national average for violent crime in 2020 was 398.5. Oklahoma had the 14th highest violent crime rate in the nation, compared to California at 17th and New York at 27th.”
Great! The facts were on Hofmeister’s side, as is usually the case when Democrats speak, but, of course, one would never know that because she was completely incompetent in backing up (or defending) her claim with numbers. She was completely worthless in pushing back when Stitt got the last word, which basically amounted to, Does it really make sense that lil ‘ol Oklahoma has more crime than big, bad New York and California? She was silent! Un-f***ing-believable. She failed to elaborate that per capita, which is the only relevant number — any moron should apprehend this, but this is stupid America — Oklahoma is more crime-ridden. But whatever! As usual, dumbass Democrats fight with facts, figures, and reasoning — and they wield these weapons poorly — whereas RepubliKKKlans go right for the gut with feelings of fear and hatred. This is why they win! I give up. Welcome to stupid America! Yeah, we just kinda deserve this because Democrats just don’t get it.