M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about the impact of Democrats’ over-the-top rhetoric and actions.
On Sept. 12, Rep. Eugene Vindman joined fellow Virginia congressional Democrats in condemning political violence. Said condemnation came two days after an assassin murdered conservative icon Charlie Kirk while he was speaking at a free speech event in Utah.
“The rise in political violence … is disturbing and unacceptable,” Vindman and the Democrat delegation said. …
… Less than a month later, though, Vindman was standing by his man — leftist Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones. Jones’ campaign hit a speed bump after his 2022 texts fantasizing about putting “two bullets in the head” of a former Virginia Republican House speaker and wishing gun violence on his children came to light. Vindman couldn’t bring himself to condemn Jones’ violent rhetoric. In fact he re-endorsed him. …
… It’s getting all too ugly for many Americans.
More than 60 percent of registered voters surveyed in a recent NBC News poll believe “extreme political rhetoric” was a key contributor in Charlie Kirk’s assassination. It’s a rare point of agreement in a deeply politically divided America.
“Republicans blamed rhetoric by the widest margin, 73%-19%, but independents (53%-28%) and Democrats (54%-34%) were also much more likely to blame extreme political rhetoric as a factor than to discount it,” the news outlet reported.
The violent rhetoric isn’t isolated, it’s becoming a feature in Democratic primaries, pressuring liberals to ratchet up the vitriol to fire up activists and voters. But they do so at their own peril in the general elections, potentially alienating more moderate swing voters in close races.
“Democrats are so desperate to appease their far-left base to squeeze through their messy primaries that they’re now normalizing disgusting and dangerous political violence,” Mike Marinella, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, told The Federalist in an email. “Voters are waking up to just how reckless and unfit this party has become.”
