Most large cities are run by Democrats so obviously voters in those cities believe Democrats do a better job. Some of the cities with fastest rising murder rates are run by Republicans. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1632/idt2/idt2/a19da131-f89d-4206-bcb9-a8cf0f410454/image/816 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53991722 Rittenhouse should never have been there. Those chasing him may have just wanted him to go away with that weapon of his. He could well have been overcome by unwarranted fear. A relative boy with a big gun lost his bravado and killed for no good reason. That scenario is as likely as any.