Law Enforcement Backs Republican Candidates

As Democrats Push Radical Soft-On-Crime Policies, Law Enforcement Organizations Are Backing Republican Candidates Who Want Safer Streets

REPUBLICANS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WANT A SAFER AMERICA

• With crime on the rise and radical Democrats taking their soft-on-crime policies to the extreme, law enforcement officers are overwhelmingly supporting law-and-order Republican candidates.
  • Law enforcement organizations are backing Republicans like Ron Johnson (R-WI), Don Bolduc (R-NH), Ted Budd (R-NC), Adam Laxalt (R-NV),Blake Masters (R-AZ), Dr. Mehmet Oz (R-PA), J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Herschel Walker (R-GA).
• While Democrats turn their backs on police, embrace soft-on-crime policies, and let Biden’s border crisis spiral out of control, Republicans back the blue and put American families before criminals.
• Polling consistently shows the American people are fed up with Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies and trust Republicans to make their communities safer.
  • In a national poll, the RNC found that Republicans lead Democrats by 16-points on the issue of crime.
  • In a Washington-Post-ABC News poll, Republicans were found to hold a 22-point advantage on handling crime.
  • On the question of “whose policies make you feel safer from violent crime?,” Republicans have a 9-point advantage among registered voters according to a CBS News poll.
  • The RealClearPolitics average of polls shows that 57 percent of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of crime.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE ENDORSING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

• With Democrats repeatedly tearing down the police, law enforcement officers are overwhelmingly coming out in support of Republicans.
  • Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker has been endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Police Benevolent Association of Georgia, and over 100 sheriffs across Georgia.
  • New Hampshire Senate candidate Don Bolduc is endorsed by the Hampton Police Chief and the New England Police Benevolent Association.
  • Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters is endorsed by Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, the National Border Patrol Council, and the Arizona Police Association.
  • Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is endorsed by the Pennsylvania State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, the Pennsylvania State Troopers Union, and the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police.
    • Meanwhile, 13 Pennsylvania sheriffs called out his Democrat opponent John Fetterman for his soft-on-crime record.
  • North Carolina Senate candidate Ted Budd is endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council, as well as the North Carolina Troopers Association, the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association, and the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, which are the three largest law enforcement organizations in the state.
  • Ron Johnson has been endorsed by a bipartisan majority of Wisconsin sheriffs – 51 in total.
    • Johnson has also been endorsed by the Kenosha Professional Police Association Board, the Milwaukee Police Association, and the National Border Patrol Council.
    • Democrat Mandela Barnes has resorted to making up police endorsements.
  • Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt gained an endorsement from the Public Safety Alliance of Nevada after Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto lost their endorsement.
  • Laxalt also has the endorsement of the National Association of Police Organizations, the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, the Nevada Fraternal Order of Police, and the National Border Patrol Council.
    • With these endorsements, Adam Laxalt has 95 percent of law enforcement in the state of Nevada behind him.
  • Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance has received an endorsement from the Ohio Fraternal Order Of Police, while Rep. Tim Ryan has spent years calling the criminal justice system “racist” and the “new Jim Crow.”
• Law enforcement officers know they can depend on Republicans to push for law-and-order policies.
  • Former Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren: “[Herschel] Walker is probably one of the best ambassadors for law enforcement in this country. … We need him in the Senate.”
  • Walworth County Sheriff Kurt Picknell: “I trust him [Senator Ron Johnson] to always have the back of the hardworking men and women of law enforcement to keep our communities safe.”

CRIME IS TAKING OVER DEMOCRAT-RUN CITIES

• Crime is skyrocketing in Democrat-run cities across the country, with many cities seeing murder rates even higher than last year.
• Crime sprees, like surging car thefts and smash-and-grab robberies, are taking over cities, with more and more crimes happening in broad daylight.
• Americans continue to live in fear as they face “shocking” crime rates and unsafe neighborhoods.
  • One Indianapolis resident: “You ain’t even safe in your own home.”
  • Businesses in Democrat-run Pittsburgh are reeling from a surging crime wave, saying it’s “not going great right now.”
• Americans are living in fear while prominent Democrat politicians get to hide behind their private security.

DEMOCRATS SUPPORT SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICIES

• As crime rates continue to rise, Democrats continue to push their soft-on-crime agenda that emboldens criminals.
• Wisconsin Democrat Senate candidate Mandela Barnes wants to eliminate cash bail and release half the state’s inmates – a radical policy he believes will “make our communities safer.”
  • Barnes said he is “constantly pushing for a reduction of spending on corrections” and "wish[es] we could accelerate" releasing criminals from prison, which he says is “now sexy.”
• As violent crime surges in Pennsylvania, Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman bragged about putting a record number of criminals back on the street.
  • On at least 14 occasions Fetterman has expressed support for releasing one-third of Pennsylvania’s prison population.
  • Fetterman has said he wants to “free” all 1,200 second-degree murder inmates from Pennsylvania prisons.
  • Fetterman supports ending “life without parole” for many murderers, claiming these policies would “not make anyone less safe.”
• Democrat candidates like Val Demings and Mandela Barnes both defended the violence and destruction caused by defund the police riots.
• Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock has called the men and women of law enforcement “thug[s],” “gangster[s],”and “bullies.”