Republican Crime and Safety Platform, Democrats’ Plans To Keep Biden Off Ballot : Up First : NPR

Republicans vow to “make America safe again,” but the statistics contradict their claims of growing crime. And Democrats who want to keep President Joe Biden off the ballot are opposing an obscure party rule.

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