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Swede

(37,166 posts) Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:26 AM Aug 21

Speaker Mike Johnson's hometown has a higher crime rate per capita than Washington, D.C.

Of the top ten in the country, only one blue is Baltimore at number 10, the rest are red cities, in red states, with red mayors.

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Speaker Mike Johnson's hometown has a higher crime rate per capita than Washington, D.C. (Original Post) Swede Aug 21 OP

Oh, damn, Mikey, embarrassing stats. republianmushroom Aug 21 #1

republianmushroom

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1. Oh, damn, Mikey, embarrassing stats.

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Thu Aug 21, 2025, 02:03 PM

Aug 21

Speaker Mike Johnson’s hometown has a higher crime rate per capita than Washington, D.C. or San Francisco. And here’s the kicker—majority of the top 10 crime-ridden cities are in red and purple states.
As John Heilemann said this morning, Johnson’s push to federalize the National Guard in D.C. isn’t about public safety—it’s about symbolism and politics.

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