Thread by @RichardHanania

There's this PC argument on the right claiming inner city communities want tougher policing, it's just those white liberals who want to "defund the police."

It ignores the grass-roots political behavior of these communities. Same reason the right also blames rioting on the media

Yes I know about the polling, which shouldn’t lead us to override everything we know about activism, protests, and politics in these communities. Polls are narrowest kind of evidence of what people want. I discussed this with @robkhenderson and @ZachG932. cspicenter.com/p/blame-elites…

It’s funny how even anti-wokes need a narrative of black innocence and white guilt to make their arguments.

Let’s ignore actual election results because they tell a different story. But I’m sure people will find a way to blame whites for Larry Krasner. phillytrib.com/news/local_new…

“Support for Krasner spanned Black voting districts in North, South, West and Southwest Philadelphia…

Meanwhile, the majority of support for Vega was limited to the primarily white neighborhoods of Northeast Philadelphia and River Wards section.”

Let’s not just look at polling data that tells us what we want to hear either.

Here’s one showing blacks only have a 40% approval for the police, compared to 59% of Hispanics and 68% of whites. cato.org/survey-reports…

How about support for tough on crime policies? In 2012, it was found that 57% of whites in NYC supported stop and frisk, 53% of Hispanics, compared to 25% of blacks.

About half of blacks say the prison system, policing, and courts have to be "completely rebuilt" so they can be treated fairly. If you think that means getting tougher on crime, you're delusional.

40% of blacks say that criminals spend too much time in prison, compared to 25-26% of other races.

Only 17% of blacks say criminals should be locked up for longer, compared to 36% of whites, 34% of Asians, and 28% of Hispanics.

I could go on.

Again, Americans of all ideology need a narrative where whites are to blame. Liberals blame "structural racism," while conservatives blame white liberals.

Our racial taboos are very strong, and conservatives and liberals have more in common than they think.

On Alameda County, which had two black candidates: "Voters who live in higher-crime areas tend to favor advocates of criminal justice reform, while people living in suburbs with lower crime rates tend to support people promising crackdowns on crime." sfchronicle.com/election/artic…

It's hilarious people keep bringing up Eric Adams. Yes, black voters vote on race first and foremost. Wanting gov to be soft on crime is secondary. When the race is black vs. black or white vs. white, every case I've seen has blacks more in favor of the pro-crime candidate

In San Francisco, Chesa Boudin was recalled by a "coalition of Asians and wealthy whites."

Why was Boudin recalled? "Black voters, who played a key role in keeping progressive DAs in Philadelphia and in Chicago in office, make up only 6% of San Francisco’s population."

Ah I see people have pulled the "low turnout" cope. What evidence would these people accept?

I'm sure somewhere deep in the ghetto there's a missing black voter who just happens to agree with you, a tough on crime twitterer, you just have to reach him. Good luck on your journey.

If you think you're more in touch with what black voters want than their own elected officials, the way to prove your theory is to run tough on crime candidates and see how they do in black areas. But it's been done, and we have data. But you're in touch with "real" black opinion