Democrats scramble to blunt Trump’s midterms crime offensive - POLITICO

But, in a hint of hope for the party looking to neutralize a weakness President Donald Trump will exploit next year, those voters swung toward Democrats in all four categories after hearing messaging acknowledging crime is a problem and showing steps the party has taken to increase safety. Specifically, pollsters cited cracking down on gun trafficking and strengthening firearm background checks. The persuasion effort included criticisms of GOP cuts to gun-violence prevention funding, the Trump administration's attempts to roll back firearm regulations and Republicans' ties to pro-gun groups...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/democrats-midterms-crime-messaging-memo-00594499

 

US school criticizes Republican Senate candidate for repeating false litter box claim | US midterm elections 2022 | The Guardian

Don Bolduc, who is running in New Hampshire against Democrat Maggie Hassan, spreads anti-trans rightwing trope…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/01/new-hampshire-school-republican-senate-bolduc-litter-tray-claim