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| Dallas mayor leaves Democratic Party, switches to GOP: 'American cities need Republicans' |
| 2023-09-23 |
| [FoxNews] Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson was elected in 2019 and has been a vocal supporter of law enforcement The mayor of one of the largest cities in the U.S. announced in a Friday op-ed that he is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed with the headline "America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One," Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson explains that he is leaving the Democratic Party because "the future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism." "Our cities desperately need the genuine commitment to these principles (as opposed to the inconsistent, poll-driven commitment of many Democrats) that has long been a defining characteristic of the GOP," Johnson wrote. "In other words, American cities need Republicans — and Republicans need American cities," he continued. "When my political hero Theodore Roosevelt was born, only 20% of Americans lived in urban areas. By the time he was elected president, that share had doubled to 40%. Today, it stands at 80%. As America’s cities go, so goes America." Johnson has been a vocal supporter of police as other cities, including the Texas capitol of Austin, have moved to defund police departments in the wake of the George Floyd riots. In February, Johnson posted a Fox News Digital article on social media outlining how Austin police officers are retiring in droves due to low morale resulting from defunding and encouraged those officers to move to Dallas and work there. "When you have a mayor who supports the police not only in his words but his actions, you see what happens to crime in your city," Austin Police Retired Officers Association Dennis Farris told Fox News Digital on Friday. "Mayor Johnson has led from the front and it showed when he was re-elected without one single challenger — that’s unheard of in a major U.S. city." Dallas saw a significant decrease in crime after Johnson took office in 2019. Johnson told Fox News Digital in 2021 he attributed that success to three things — a strong police chief, having "a budget that reflects public safety being your city's top priority" and ensuring there’s "community buy-in" for crime reduction. Related: Dallas: 2023-09-06 Why is the 'greatest serial murder ever in American history' being covered up? Dallas: 2023-08-17 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Tucker Carlson: I've Talked to CIA and Mob Hitmen Who Were Assigned to JFK Assassination Dallas: 2023-08-07 Massive fire, explosions reported at Sherwin-Williams facility in Garland, Texas Related: Eric Johnson: 2022-01-15 Authorities in hours-long standoff at Colleyville synagogue, no injuries reported Eric Johnson: 2020-11-27 Dallas Pastor Calls State Troopers 'Occupying Force' amid Violent Spike Eric Johnson: 2020-11-19 Dallas Asks State to Help Fight Spike in Crime after Cutting $7M from Cops’ Overtime |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 But it does show that it can be done. And done fairly simply. Posted by: Tom 2023-09-23 10:42 Actually it has been dangerous work this year for Dallas PD. |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-09-23 19:25 |
| #6 republicans needed. NO! conservatives needed. YES! |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2023-09-23 18:54 |
| #5 Another Eric Johnson from Texas |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-23 10:55 |
| #4 "Dallas saw a significant decrease in crime after Johnson took office in 2019." This has to be unique among major cities in this country. But it does show that it can be done. And done fairly simply. |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-09-23 10:42 |
| #3 While I welcome the change. I have to also note the Art of War as applied to Politics. (Something I started writing years ago and still working on as time permits.) All Politics are is based on deception. Success in Politics can be gained by carefully accommodating oneself to the enemy's purpose. While working to change it from within. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-09-23 08:25 |
| #2 What's the makeup of the city council. Mostly dem? Some Maybelline? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-23 07:45 |
#1  Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson He gave the Hispanic police chief of Dallas, Eddie Garcia strong support who together brought crime down between 30-40% in just one year making Dallas number 1 safest major city in the US per the WSJ. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia  |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-09-23 00:56 |