Tone deaf doesn’t begin to describe it, Save Jerseyans.
On Tuesday, Governor Phil Murphy appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and accused the GOP of racist motivations in focusing on crime during the midterm elections.
“Democrats have a hold on the crime narrative, or are they having trouble getting the message out?” asked co-host Mika Brzezinski.
“The other guys play the crime card relentlessly and shamelessly it seems every election. And the facts and their portrayal of the facts are in entirely different places,” said Murphy. “That doesn’t mean that crime in not as issue. It doesn’t mean that we’re not focused on it. But I will just say in New Jersey. this year, violent crimes, shootings, homicides are all down meaningfully between something like 15 and 30%.”
“We invest deeply, not just here but as a party in the relations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. We invest in law enforcement, so they’re really good at playing the card,” Murphy added. “It reminds me, frankly, it goes back to Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy.’ It’s got racial elements to it. Let’s just call that for what it is.”
Why is it racist to speak out against crime particularly when the lawlessness plaguing out city streets is largely terrorizing non-white Americans? Don’t try to make sense of it. This is politics, not logic.
It’s also unclear what data set Murphy is citing for a 15-to-30 percent violent crime drop. He didn’t say, and it isn’t available on the New Jersey State Police page.
But that’s not even the half of it. Not only do Election 2022 polls consistently show “blue state” voters ranking crime as a top concern, but Murphy’s idiotic comments came mere hours before two Newark police officers were shot in the line of duty…
