When Democrats first launched widespread support for defunding the police, Republicans warned that it would not end well. Many months later, these warnings have come to fruition.

Rapes, homicides, stabbings, and other crimes are up in left-wing cities across America. There is no denying, at this point, that defunding the police has backfired on Democrats; in fact, it's backfired on Democrats so much that they are now lying and saying that Republicans favored the defunding of law enforcement.

Even the left-leaning Washington Post has called out the White House for such an outright falsehood.

On Thursday, a new poll confirmed that nationwide support for more policing in America is at an all-time high.

Americans on support for more policing

Yesterday, USA Today/Ipsos put out a poll revealing the extent of massive backing for more law enforcement. This data determined that 77% of the American public favors having more police officers in the United States, particularly working on street patrols.

70% of Americans furthermore agreed that budgets for policing in the country need to be increased, rather than decreased. As crime goes up across America, the lack of sustainability in defunding police is becoming more and more apparent. Individuals residing in cities like Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, etc., also have a first-hand look at the ugliness of crime increases.

Bad news for the Democrat Party

The nationwide support for boosting policing spells bad news for Democrats. Despite the lies from the White House, Democrats are on record pushing and rallying to defund law enforcement. Even now, Democrats like Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are downplaying the severity of crime increases.

In a recent CNN interview, Pressley stated that she still believes in "reimagining" and "redirecting" funds from law enforcement; meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez, by her own admission, views unease about crime surges as mere "hysteria."

This indicates a severe disconnect between Democrat leaders and the American public. All of this also comes ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. No matter how much the White House attempts to say that Republicans pushed to defund the police, Americans know better.

Several Democrat mayors who defunded local police are backtracking and now seeking to reinstate funding for law enforcement.