16 days ago
‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. New York Times Homepage is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 09:01 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by New York Times Homepage
As Violence Falls, Crime Isn’t Paying as a Republican Line of Attack
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction
Reported by 1 outlet
- The New York Times
- The New York Times‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction