{"id":525358,"date":"2021-05-19T11:35:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=525358"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:35:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:35:19","slug":"after-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"After A Surge In Violent Crime, Progressives Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=525358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Progressive candidates were victorious in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh\u2019s Democratic primaries Tuesday night, winning races by wide margins after a yearlong surge in violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>In Philadelphia, progressive District Attorney Larry Krasner cruised to a second term, beating moderate, police-backed primary challenger Carlos Vega by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/aa09ca115f364a62bc74c4ca2b7453cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30 points<\/a>, even as multiple reports pointed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/carlos-vega-larry-krasner-philadelphia-district-attorney-election-20210505.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potentially close race<\/a>. In Pittsburgh, progressive state Rep. Ed Gainey ousted incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto by approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/politics-local\/2021\/05\/18\/pittsburgh-mayor-race-ed-gainey-winner-mayoral-democratic-primary-election-2021-peduto-moreno\/stories\/202105180096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seven points<\/a>, making him poised to be the first black mayor in the city\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Krasner, who was first elected in 2017 on a platform of criminal justice reform, told supporters Tuesday that he had kept his promises to focus on crime within the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time, they put us back in office for what we have done,\u201d he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-wins-election-carlos-vega-20210519.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>. \u201cNot ideas. Not promises, but realities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His reelection, however, was tested by Philadelphia\u2019s spike in shootings throughout 2020. The city suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/philadelphia-gun-violence-homicides-shootings-pandemic-2020-20210101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">over 2,200 shootings last year<\/a>, nearly 500 of which were fatal.<\/p>\n<p>The city also suffered a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/10\/27\/mass-looting-rioting-philadelphia-following-police-shooting\/\">riots<\/a> in late October after police fatally shot a black man yielding a knife, resulting in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/10\/27\/national-guard-deployed-philadelphia-riots-police-shooting-pennsylvania\/\">deployment of the National Guard<\/a>.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/10\/29\/van-explosives-found-philadelphia-unrest-walter-wallace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Explosive-Packed Van Found In Philly Amid Riots)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his victory speech, Krasner rejected the notion that his policies had led to the crime increases, and instead called for additional funding for crime prevention measures: \u201cThat mandate has rejected, definitively, a politics of fear that is built on falsehoods,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to invest in [crime prevention measures] because we were robbed of them a long time ago,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd what we are facing now is the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7148940\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7148940\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7148940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1151913483-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7148940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks to a reporter. (Photo by Scott Heins\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Pittsburgh, Peduto <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billpeduto\/status\/1394841763173523458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394841763173523458%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-local%2F2021%2F05%2F18%2Fpittsburgh-mayor-race-ed-gainey-winner-mayoral-democratic-primary-election-2021-peduto-moreno%2Fstories%2F202105180096\">conceded<\/a> to Gainey shortly before 10:30 p.m., wishing him well and thanking city residents for trusting him for the past eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Gainey centered his campaign around making Pittsburgh a better city for all its residents, especially residents of color. Tuesday\u2019s election was also the first since a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pittsburghs-black-residents-feel-consequences-of-inequality-more-starkly-than-in-other-u-s-cities-new-city-report-finds\/\">report<\/a> found that quality of life for black residents was worse in Pittsburgh than almost every other major American city.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/gaineyformayor.com\/priorities\/\">campaigned<\/a> on \u201cdemilitarizing\u201d the city\u2019s police force, banning no-knock warrants, and redirecting funding towards community policing methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne person can\u2019t change a city,\u201d Gainey said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/politics-local\/2021\/05\/18\/pittsburgh-mayor-race-ed-gainey-winner-mayoral-democratic-primary-election-2021-peduto-moreno\/stories\/202105180096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/a>. \u201cA city is changed with all of us. A city is changed when we all come together to improve the quality of life for everybody. That\u2019s why I ran for mayor: because I believe we can have a city for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh also saw homicides jump in 2020. The city suffered 51 killings last year, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/crime-courts\/2021\/01\/04\/Pittsburgh-homicides-2020-increase-40-percent-homicide-rate-51-killings\/stories\/202101030060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearly 40% increase<\/a> from 2019, though the spike followed a nearly two-decade decline.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive candidates were victorious in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh\u2019s Democratic primaries Tuesday night, winning races by wide margins after a yearlong surge in violent crime.In Philadelphia, progressive District Attorney Larry Krasner &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278545,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"After A Surge In Violent Crime, Progressives Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1151913483-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"After A Surge In Violent Crime, Progressives Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}