Scrutiny of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s legal and judicial record has provided Republicans with another opportunity to peg Democrats, more broadly, as being soft on crime.

Although Jackson’s confirmation hearings have been overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, polls indicate President Joe Biden and Democrats’ weakness on crime is a perception among voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

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