Eric Swalwell Gets Reality Nuked After Claiming DC Crime Is UP Since Trump's Federal Takeover
http://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/08/21/eric-swalwell-gets-reality-nuked-after-claiming-dc-crime-is-up-since-trumps-federal-takeover-n2417671
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With the midterm elections coming up in just over a year, the Democrats are faced with some problems. The New York Times sounded the alarm for the Dems this week:
The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters long before they even go to the polls.
Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot.
That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.
The stampede away from the Democratic Party is occurring in battleground states, the bluest states and the reddest states, too, according to a new analysis of voter registration data by The New York Times. The analysis used voter registration data compiled by L2, a nonpartisan data firm.
The "solution" for Dems like Rep. Eric Swalwell? Just keep lying, except do it even harder.
We've all seen videos and data from the federal government takeover of law enforcement in Washington, DC taking criminals -- many of them illegal aliens -- off the street. But, Swalwell can't help but do his thing:
Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) ~ It’s been 10 days since Trump militarized DC. Crime is on the rise. Trump owns it.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1958362436098261035
Aww, Eric - you doofus - ARRESTS are up, not crime. Maybe your ChiCom honey pot, Fang Fang, can explain it to ya.
A rise in arrests doesn't mean there's been a rise in crime, Eric. It just means somebody's finally doing something about the crime.
This doesn't look like "crime is on the rise" in the last week-plus:
Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) ~ 🚨 MUST WATCH: "DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN CRIME" in D.C.
"For the first time in a long time, D.C. has gone 7 days without a homicide — and that's not all ... Carjackings are down 83%. Robberies are down 46%. Car thefts, down 21% — and overall violent crime is down 22%."
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1958514259689705472
DC Police Union (@DCPoliceUnion) ~ DC crime since the announcement of federal control versus the 7 days prior:
Robbery ⬇️46%
ADW ⬇️6%
Carjacking ⬇️83%
Car Theft ⬇️21%
Violent Crime ⬇️22%
Property Crime ⬇️6%
All Crimes⬇️8%
While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act in order to make these changes permanent.
The Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act is a local D.C. law.
There's a whole lotta "crime is down" reflected there.
Anthony Bazzo (@Bazzomanifesto) ~ {Replying to @ericswalwell} Arrests and apprehensions are on the rise - a correction in lack of enforcement will typically result in this. I know you can’t handle multi-level thought, but come on!
Being a shameless liar is the only "strategy" Democrats like Swalwell have at this point.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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