Democrats Need To Stay Focused On The Economy

While the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a crime that deserves attention and public pressure, Democrats have Trump on the ropes on the economy and can't let up.

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A person doesn’t have to watch Fox News or Newsmax for long to get the idea about what Trump and Republicans want to be talking about. Trump and his propagandistic media want the conversation to be about immigration.

When they discuss the case of illegally abducted legal resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, they frame it as being tough on crime and immigration, and the right wants to have the Garcia conversation framed around immigration all day long every single day.

It is possible for Democrats to walk and chew gum at the same time, but what some elites within the Democratic Party are doing is troubling and is starting to feel like a repeat of some of the mistakes that cost the party elections in 2022 and 2024.

Some Democrats are beginning to argue that the “rule of law” should be at the center of the conversation. These Democrats frame the Abrego Garcia conversation as a rule o…