In a stunning rebuke to New York’s progressive establishment, recent polling reveals unprecedented levels of dissatisfaction among the city’s traditionally Democratic voter base. A whopping 75% of Democratic primary voters now consider the city to be in “crisis mode,” according to Honan Strategy Group.
The numbers paint a grim picture of a city in decline. Murders up 20.8%. Rape cases at a five-year high. Meanwhile, the city’s progressive leadership continues their social experiment of emptying jails through bail reform – a policy that’s working wonderfully, if your goal is to give violent criminals a revolving door back to the streets.
“It’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck,” says longtime Manhattan resident Sarah Cohen. “We’ve gone from ‘defund the police’ to ‘defend yourself’ because nobody else will.”
The immigration crisis has only added fuel to the fire. With 80% of New Yorkers supporting deportation of criminal migrants, the progressive dream of a sanctuary city is crumbling under the weight of reality.
Perhaps most telling is the palpable sense of betrayal among lifelong Democrats. “We didn’t sign up for this,” says former Democratic Party organizer James Martinez. “Progressive policies were supposed to make the city more equitable, not more dangerous.”
As crime statistics continue their upward climb, one thing becomes clear: New Yorkers’ patience with progressive pipe dreams has reached its breaking point. The question now isn’t if change is coming, but whether the Democratic establishment will wake up before voters show them the door.”