They dont have to be consistent. They can use it because its the sorta thing liberals are supposed to care about. Everyone knows the republicans are assholes. The dems try to make everyone think they’re the good guys.
Is it really confusing? They will use any angle to attack their opponents, I don’t think it’s anything new. There’s nothing internally consistent about the Democrats or the Republicans, I can’t see why they would need consistency on this one subject.
It’s definitely ripe fodder for attacking him from the left, but right wingers love the carceral system so it’s a little confusing coming from them
They dont have to be consistent. They can use it because its the sorta thing liberals are supposed to care about. Everyone knows the republicans are assholes. The dems try to make everyone think they’re the good guys.
Is it really confusing? They will use any angle to attack their opponents, I don’t think it’s anything new. There’s nothing internally consistent about the Democrats or the Republicans, I can’t see why they would need consistency on this one subject.