are not in place yet, and it would take months if not years to change any of that. but progressives are being blamed for this right now in the moment. is it a confluence of incidents, or is it just -- is it a part of it because they're being more lax. >> we should be clear there's not a causal relationship or evidence that these progressive causes have caused a surge in crime. violent crime has surged in a lot of cities that don't have progressive prosecutors. we know the calls to defund police were not heeded in most cities. and those are still seeing that surge and rise in crime. not only are folks seeing the kind of wave and wedge and blame progressive prosecutor, but they're also seeing a weigh to hem in the democratic party. but also have a democratic party who is seeing president biden, embracing folks like mayor adams and leading more on tat hard on