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Larry Krasner, Philly's George Soros-backed DA, to face voters fed up with crime, homicides
[WASHINGTONTIMES] Heading into the May 18 primary that will likely decide Philadelphia’s municipal elections, George Soros ...either Ernst Stavro Blofeld or Auric Goldfinger come true...-backed District Attorney Larry Krasner is facing voters who are deeply concerned about soaring crime and homicide rates, a new poll finds. About time they figured it out. The poll of likely Democratic voters in the overwhelmingly Democratic city found nearly half — 48% — named public safety and the homicide rate as an unprompted answer to Philadelphia’s most pressing concern."That’s a really big deal," said Jim Lee of Susquehanna Polling and Research, which conducted the survey. "We’re talking about a race for DA, and one-in-two voters say crime is the biggest problem in an unprompted answer? Obviously, they’re not happy with the incumbent." The share of voters citing crime as their top concern also jumped 22 percentage points since the question was asked in December, according to the poll, which was commissioned by the anti-Krasner group Protect Our Police PAC. Only a quarter were concerned about crime last December, after Antifa and BLM ran amok all summer? What changed since then to nearly double the number? The poll also found Mr. Krasner’s support to be lukewarm among Philadelphia’s Black voters who account for a disproportionately high number of victims of "Consequently, it is these hard-hit areas of Philadelphia where support for Vega’s message of looking out for crime victims is strongest," Mr. Lee said, referring to candidate Carlos Vega. Roughly 20% of Philadelphia voters remain undecided, the poll found, leaving the race too close to call. Mr. Krasner, 59, came to office as one of the so-called "Soros DAs," top prosecutors whose campaigns were loaded up with cash from PACs funded by the billionaire liberal activist. Vowing to rectify what they label a systemically racist criminal justice system, they eschew cash bail, prosecuting a litany of crimes and capital punishment. Running with no prior prosecutorial experience in 2017, Mr. Krasner received more than $1.7 million — a record sum for a district attorney’s race in Philadelphia — from one of the myriad "Safety and Justice" PACs funded by Mr. Soros to elect prosecutors with a far-left agenda. Their efforts also helped elect prosecutors in St. Louis, reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel... , Los Angeles and other big cities. Related: Larry Krasner: 2021-01-25 Justice System in California in Chaos as Prosecutors Rebel Against Soros-Created DA Larry Krasner: 2020-08-04 Man charged in Philadelphia shooting that left 7-year-old boy fighting for his life Larry Krasner: 2020-07-30 DAs backed by Soros, other liberal activists join fray in clash with police Posted by: Fred 2021-05-06 |
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