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In another example of the New York-based national media thinking their local activities and politics were a concern for the rest of the country, ABC’s This Week featured chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl (because D.C. is apparently New York now) examining the race for mayor. And while he only looked at Democrats, he found it “surprising” that the radical “defund the police” movement was only being actively pushed by one of the eight major candidates.
Karl described it as “Back to normal, but there is something surprising happening in progressive New York City.” He was shocked that they were trying to appeal to sensible people. “While you might think this would be a race to the left, the leading candidates are talking tough on crime. Opposing tax hikes and talking about keeping businesses in New York,” he reported.
Adding: “Last year's defund the police rallying cry, not here, not now.”
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