August 21, 2020 Politics & Ideas
The Democrats Ignored the Riots, but Republicans Won’t
by Noah Rothman
The Democratic National Convention is over, and Democrats did not leave much to voters’ imaginations.
The party faithful were likely enlivened by the speakers who sketched out a transformative vision for the future of the country. Less ideological voters will probably appreciate the not-exactly-subtle efforts to contrast Joe Biden’s character and comportment with Donald Trump’s. The party smartly shaped much of its pitch around the pandemic, which will likely be the election’s most salient issue and one that does not favor the incumbent president.
And yet, there were many glaring thematic omissions throughout this nominating convention. The ones that Republicans are most likely to exploit when the focus turns to the GOP next week are rising crime rates, lawlessness in American cities, and the Democratic Party’s tacit acceptance of those intolerable conditions.
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https://www.commentarymagazine.com/noah-rothman/the-democrats-ignored-the-riots-but-republicans-wont/
