{"id":525670,"date":"2021-05-19T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=525670"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:51:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:51:19","slug":"phillys-soros-backed-da-wins-primary-in-a-landslide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillys-soros-backed-da-wins-primary-in-a-landslide\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly\u2019s Soros-Backed DA Wins Primary In A Landslide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fphillys-soros-backed-da-wins-primary-in-a-landslide%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=525670&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Larry-Krasner.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The progressive prosecutor movement picked up another victory on Tuesday night as Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner survived a challenge in the Democratic primary from former homicide prosecutor Carlos Vega.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press projected Krasner as the winner late Tuesday, and Vega conceded on Twitter shortly before midnight.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Inquirer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-wins-election-carlos-vega-20210519.html\">reports<\/a>, \u201cAs of Wednesday morning, with 72% of the projected vote counted, Krasner held a wide advantage, 65% to 35%. In a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans seven to one, Krasner is now very likely to win November\u2019s general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Krasner, 60, is widely considered the favorite to defeat GOP challenger and local attorney Charles Peruto Jr. in November. \u00a0In 2017, Krasner won the general election with 75% support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour years ago we promised reform and a focus on serious crime,\u201d Krasner told supporters. \u201cWe kept those promises. And this time they put us back in office for what we have done. Not ideas, not promises, but realities.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1090047393365\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Larry Krasner wins Democratic primary for Philly DA, defeating Carlos Vega to move toward reelection <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gwnv7uOtYa\">https:\/\/t.co\/gwnv7uOtYa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jN6rFLah2V\">pic.twitter.com\/jN6rFLah2V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyInquirer\/status\/1394867557321121796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to The Inquirer, \u201cVega, 64, was a prosecutor for 35 years until Krasner fired him during his first week as DA in 2018,\u201d and:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15.619834710744\">\n<p><em>Krasner cast the election as a choice between returning to a past of discrimination in the criminal justice system or continuing to remake prosecution in the city \u2014 with an emphasis on fair treatment for defendants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/philadelphia-probation-community-supervision-reform-da-larry-krasner-20210419.html\" data-link-type=\"article-body\">reducing mass incarceration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/crime\/a\/philadelphia-murder-exonerations-wrongful-convictions-20210507.html\" data-link-type=\"article-body\">exonerating wrongfully convicted prisoners<\/a>, and holding police accountable for wrongdoing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is a showdown between the past and the future,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/live\/election-2021-results-philadelphia-da-updates-news-20210518.html#card-701367681\" data-link-type=\"article-body\">Krasner said earlier Tuesday while campaigning<\/a> outside a West Philadelphia polling place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vega centered his campaign on concerns about violent crime \u2014 an increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/01\/06\/953254623\/massive-1-year-rise-in-homicide-rates-collided-with-the-pandemic-in-2020\" data-link-type=\"article-body\">happening in large cities across the country<\/a>, including ones with more traditional prosecutors. He promised a balance of continued reforms and increased public safety.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Philly Mag analyzed city campaign records and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymag.com\/news\/2021\/05\/17\/larry-krasner-carlos-vega\/\">found<\/a> almost three-quarters of the donations made to Krasner\u2019s official campaign came from outside Philadelphia. The outlet identified Patty Quillin, the wife of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, and Sarah Barton, the wife of Zillow co-founder Rich Barton, as \u201csome of Krasner\u2019s bigger-name deep-pocketed donors.\u201d Both women reside on the West Coast. More than 18% of Krasner\u2019s contributions came from California.<\/p>\n<p>A political action committee funded by progressive philanthropist George Soros <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-wins-election-carlos-vega-20210519.html\">reportedly<\/a> spent $90,000 on advertisements promoting Krasner. Four years ago, Soros donated nearly $1.7 million to efforts to make Krasner, a longtime defense attorney, Philadelphia\u2019s top prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/philadelphia-district-attorney-election-larry-krasner-a9a4bcd720a38265e477db2f27086703?utm_campaign=socialflow&#038;utm_medium=ap&#038;utm_source=twitter\">reports<\/a>, \u201cThe Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5 in Philadelphia had sunk more money and effort into unseating Krasner than perhaps any political race in recent memory, said Lodge President John McNesby.\u201d The union-backed Vega, reportedly blaming rising murders and gun crimes on Krasner\u2019s reform-minded policies. According to the outlet, \u201cMcNesby handed out soft-serve cones after parking a Mr. Softee ice cream truck in front of the district attorney\u2019s office with the message that Krasner is soft on crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vega accused the establishment, celebrities, and media of ignoring victims of crime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5443037974684\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was not easy for the victims especially. Please remember them. Please give your thoughts to our city. I am hopeful that my opponent will take them more seriously during his tenure. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carlos Vega (@VegaForDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VegaForDA\/status\/1394861550117265409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis was not easy for the (crime) victims especially,\u201d Vega said while conceding on social media Tuesday night. \u201cPlease remember them\u2026 I am hopeful that my opponent will take them more seriously during his tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/philadelphia-d-a-begins-restorative-justice-program-that-may-keep-people-arrested-during-2020-uprisings-out-of-jail\">Philadelphia D.A. Begins Restorative Justice Program That May Keep People Arrested During 2020 Uprisings Out Of Jail<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The progressive prosecutor movement picked up another victory on Tuesday night as Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner survived a challenge in the Democratic primary from former homicide prosecutor Carlos Vega.The &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278561,"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\/Larry-Krasner.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Philly\u2019s Soros-Backed DA Wins Primary In A Landslide","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525670","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\/Larry-Krasner.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Philly\u2019s Soros-Backed DA Wins Primary In A Landslide","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525670","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=525670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}