The Suburbs Aren’t Scared of Criminal Justice Reform

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Playing on fears of violent crime used to be a reliable strategy to win over suburban voters. Not anymore.

Descano’s victory amid the northern Virginia wave came two years after a more bare-knuckled Willie Horton strategy failed statewide: Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie lost after running gruesome ads warning MS-13 would flood the state if Democrat Ralph Northam won. Experts see the failure of tough-on-crime politics in the Virginia suburbs as a national bellwether.

Suburbs have also had to contend with public health challenges that were once seen as “urban” problems. Over the course of the past decade, CDC data shows suburbs went from experiencing lower rates of overdose deaths than rural and urban communities tothan either cities or the country. “The opioid issue in particular was an incredible eye-opener. Most people have a friend, a family member, a neighbor, someone they know has had an addiction problem or lost someone close to them,” said Descano.

While the politics of crime in the suburbs have shifted, the practice of justice lags behind major cities. A

 

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Suburban voters are afraid of trump militia and haters!

Yeah because their kids are opiod addicts

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