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Third Way

Political position akin to centrism

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Oct 6, 2025
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What are the crime rates in Republican-led states versus Democratic-led states in 2024?

The evidence in the provided analyses shows no simple answer: , while other work and national data emphasize that , and 2024 saw declines in many violent-crime measures. Political leadership alone (st...

Oct 6, 2025
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Which red states have the highest rates of violent crime in 2024?

Two recent, divergent data narratives converge on a common point: several states that vote Republican in national elections appear repeatedly on 2024–2025 lists of states with elevated violent‑crime o...

Jan 28, 2026
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Where democrats stand on immigration.

supports expanding legal pathways, protecting long-time residents, and modernizing the while also emphasizing stronger, “smart” border security—an approach spelled out in the party platform and recent...

Jan 30, 2026

How do crime rates differ between red and blue states in the US?

The simple claim that “” or “blue cities have worse crime” cannot be sustained without qualification: homicide and broader violent-crime patterns change depending on whether researchers compare states...

Jan 15, 2026

How do crime statistics compare between Republican and Democratic voters?

Crime statistics do not deliver a simple “red worse than blue” or “blue worse than red” verdict; results flip depending on the unit of analysis, the crimes examined, and what controls researchers incl...

Jan 12, 2026

Are most of the immigrants here illegally because of Democratic presidents

Most evidence in the provided reporting does not support the claim that “most immigrants are here illegally because of Democratic presidents”; the undocumented population has been substantial under bo...

Dec 19, 2025

How do Democratic and Republican states compare in terms of murder rates?

Across multiple analyses, murder rates measured at the state level have tended to be higher in Republican (so-called "red") states than in Democratic ("blue") states throughout the 21st century, but t...

Jan 30, 2026

Which counties in the is have the most crime? Is it a difference between red and blue states?

National and city-level data show in recent years, with important local spikes, but the available reporting does not provide a definitive ranked list of counties with the “most crime”; researchers and...

Jan 16, 2026

Which specific counties or cities account for the largest share of the red‑state homicide gap?

The “red‑state homicide gap” — the higher per‑capita murder rate measured in Republican‑led states compared with Democratic‑led states — is overwhelmingly concentrated in a relatively small set of hig...

Nov 15, 2025

What are some common misconceptions about Democrats and their policies?

Common misconceptions about Democrats include beliefs that they uniformly support “defunding the police,” that they rely solely on minority turnout, and that they use private election funding to steal...

Oct 29, 2025

Are democrats more for the people now?

Democrats show mixed signals: a late-October Gallup poll finds voters now trust Democrats more on the economy, while separate polling and memos show deep, persistent distrust and a perceived disconnec...