so some of those alliances that were true for some of these progressive prosecutors over the last four years are becoming more strained. >> what's a political calculus for all these new progressive leaders facing crimes in their cities. the policies they want to enact 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. it's politics here. not only are folks seeing the kind of wave and wedge and blame