Larry Krasner, Pat Dugan and Philly DA
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Philadelphia Democrat District Attorney Lawrence Krasner survived a primary challenge from Judge Pat Dugan on Tuesday, but the two could potentially face a rematch in November.
Judge Pat Dugan has the support of Philadelphia's Republican Party, which encouraged voters to write his name in as the GOP nominee.
O’Connor is all but assured of winning November’s general election in a city that hasn’t elected a GOP mayor in nearly a century.
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In deep-blue Philadelphia, the GOP is urging its primary voters to write in the Democrat challenging Soros-backed DA Larry Krasner in the hopes of getting him to the general election.
The high-profile race for Philly district proved of low interest to voters, with one official saying the action at the polls was “slow, very slow.”
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But what you can do, it turns out, is cast a write-in vote for Dugan in the Republican primary. Republican leaders have realized this. And so they have concocted a plan. As Axios tells us, Republicans are bankrolling an effort to get Republicans to go to the polls on Tuesday and do just that: write in the name Pat Dugan.
Table of Contents The Northeast Democratic Club, made up of ward leaders, is hoping to see a big local turnout in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for district attorney. Of the 14 wards in the Northeast,