Vulnerable House Dem chalks up GOP ‘fearmongering’ as ‘number one’ public safety issue with border crisis

FIRST ON FOX: A Democratic congressman in a tight re-election race in New York took part in a Zoom town hall where he said “the impacts” of Republican “fearmongering” is “number one” when it comes to the border and public safety.

“Last year I think all these districts lost on the crime issue and now, is crime still a big issue that you are fighting there?  You said it was crime, economy, and border,” Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan was asked in a Zoom call with Democrat activists from the New York Buddy Group last week. “So, the crime issue is BS too. So is that, but is that still strong?”  

Ryan, who responded without challenging the premise that the “crime issue is BS” said, “Yeah, I’d say that, you know, in our polling the, ‘the border’ and immigration, which I think is a broad category for this kind of like public safety fearmongering. The impacts of the fearmongering that Republicans have been doing, that is number one.” 

“Economy is a close second, and specifically the cost, not like the macro, what’s the GDP, what’s unemployment, but the cost of living, housing, groceries, and healthcare are the three,” Ryan said. “We actually polled specific subcategories

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