Commentary
The future of the United States may be decided by the next carjacking in Philadelphia. If there is one butterfly that could cause a storm in U.S. politics, it is a crime in swing states like Pennsylvania.
Last week, the number of carjackings in the City of Brotherly Love reached a record 1,000. Homicides reached 400 as of Sept. 26. Pennsylvanians, especially in Philadelphia, are fed up with crime. Democrats and Republicans, true to form, approach the problem with the tools they have handy: gun control and more police, respectively.
Democrats are at a disadvantage on the issue as many have promoted defunding the police, clemency for felons, and no cash bail. Every new shooting on television is more free campaign advertising for Republicans. Grainy footage of hooded characters boosting cars is gold for the GOP….