The crime-heavy focus during the Republican National Convention appears to have fallen flat with voters, a new wave of surveys has suggested, even as President Donald Trump appears increasingly reliant on the issue as a core element of his re-election strategy. …
But even though worries about crime have ticked up in the past month, according to polls released last week, there have been no surveys pointing to public safety as a top issue for voters. The majority of Americans are still most worried about the coronavirus, the economy and the impacts of racism, with just 37 percent saying they are worried about the risk of crime in their communities, according to a CNN poll by SSRS.
More problematic for Trump, the latest surveys suggest that even if crime were to become a driving issue, the president does not appear to have a striking advantage over Biden, despite having spent tens of millions of dollars in advertising to cement an edge on the issue. CONT.
Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News
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