Soros-backed Philadelphia DA survives primary challenge, but potential GOP wrinkle ahead

Philadelphia Democrat District Attorney Lawrence Krasner survived a primary challenge from Judge Pat Dugan in what was seen as a truly competitive race this year for top prosecutor in the six-to-one Democrat stronghold However if it turns out that Dugan received enough Republican write-in votes in addition to his cache on the Democrat ballot he will have the opportunity to have a November rematch against Krasner Republicans largely out of power in the city since Mayor Bernard Samuel in the s and two at-large city council seats reserved for minority parties saw Dugan s candidacy as an opportunity to oust Krasner whether he won or not on Tuesday The city s Republican Party funded a website advising voters to write-in Dugan on the Republican line By law if Dugan receives write-ins he will be named the Republican general voting process nominee unless he declines the opportunity That would give more city voters a chance to turn out Krasner in the November general polling THE YEAR LAW AND ORDER WAS RESTORED BY VOTERS This is about making crime in Philadelphia illegal PhillyGOP Chair Vince Fenerty described the South Philly Review Dugan had the aid of several Democrat ward committees and Philadelphia political stalwarts like state Sen Tina Tartaglione plus a slew of union groups like IAFF and the Teamsters In his pitch to voters Dugan drafted a geographic prosecution plan to crack down on crime in the city This plan is about more than just fighting crime it s about rebuilding communities It will hold criminals accountable provide second chances when appropriate and ensure every neighborhood feels the impact of a fair and just system they can trust and believe in again Dugan revealed in a announcement on his campaign site PHILADELPHIA DA KRASNER SLAMMED BY MURDER VICTIM'S SISTER WE'RE FED UPKrasner seeking a third term has been lambasted for his progressive criminal justice policies and faced impeachment proceedings from Republicans in the now-Democrat-controlled state House of Representatives In a Commonwealth Court judge ruled the GOP-controlled Senate cannot hold a trial because the House s articles of impeachment didn t meet the bench s standards One top Republican gubernatorial nominee Sen Doug Mastriano who notably opposed Krasner s impeachment quipped Philadelphia They want Krasner they like him That s a huge mandate While there was a drop in homicides year over year in Philadelphia saw a spike from the year he took office in to in Krasner also ceased charges for certain offenses like marijuana possession eliminated cash bail for specific offenders and has sought generally more lenient sentences than conservatives want In the city where then-Mayor James Kenney did a dance on social media to celebrate its inception as a sanctuary city Krasner followed up by refusing to honor ICE detainer requests saying that letting the feds tell him who to jail is unconstitutional Krasner s backing from about million in political action committee help tied to Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros has also led to criticism CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast week Dugan communicated PhillyVoice the city is feeling Krasner fatigue after eight years Countless people come up to me and tell stories about how upset they are with certain of the policies with the DA's office he explained