I’m not in the habit of offering political advice to Democrats, but they might want to consider toning down the “convicted felon” rhetoric.
Ever since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges in New York, the left has become a Greek chorus, chanting “convicted felon” every time they mention his name.
As if that’s a bad thing in Democrat world.
After all, this is a party that not only courts lawbreakers with its soft-on-crime policies, but it depends on the felon vote.
There’s a reason Democrats consistently fight for automatic restoration of voting rights for convicted felons, often before they’ve finished serving their sentences. Shoot, in Vermont and Maine incarcerated felons are allowed to vote.
Anyone else remember the stunt former Gov. Terry McAuliffe pulled to help his old pal Hillary in the months before the 2016 election? He violated the Virginia Constitution by offering blanket restoration of voting rights to more than 206,000 Virginia felons just months before Election Day. Continue reading.