The Philadelphia building trades in relationships – the greatest financial supporters of the unsuccessful campaign of the former judge Patrick Dugan regarding the subtraction of the district prosecutor Larry Krasner in the basic May May – they turned against Dugan when he takes a second swing in the Krasner, this time he lasts in the universal elections.
“We will do everything in our power to make sure that the District Prosecutor Krasner will win,” said Ryan Boyer, who heads the politically powerful Council for Construction and Construction Philadelphia, as well as the Council of District of Workers.
Boyer, a political headquarters and building trade were the most critical supporters of Dugan in the main, shooting hundreds of thousands of dollars to choose a more demanding alternative to Krasner, the leader of the progressive movement of the prosecutor.
Trade not only fueled the Dugan campaign – giving him an advantage over collecting funds, uncommon for a pretender – but also contributed to the Super Pac, who led the ads attacking the Krasner, who was looking for the third term in November.
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But Boyer said he finished with Dugan when the former city court judge decided to candidate as a republican, despite the promise of the campaign that he would not accept the GOP nomination.
“I’m just honestly shocked,” said Boyer, who is perceived by many as the most powerful person in Philadelphia’s policy outside the selected office. “If you lose, you lose.”
No Republican ran in a basic place, and Philadelphia Gop organized a writing campaign to make a Dugan nominated for a party if he did not take care of the dwarf. Dugan, who describes himself as a “Democrat” all his life, announced that he would accept a republican nod at the beginning of this month, just before the date of deciding whether he wants to appear in November.
“Re -examination” and lack of love
In an interview this week, 65 -year -old Dugan said that he never planned to accept the head of GOP when he ran for the district prosecutor as a democrat. But he said that he changed his mind after realizing how critical it was Krasner’s departure, whose policy undermines public security.
“It is a re -examination as a human being who puts Philadelphia in the first place,” said Dugan. “I made this hard decision and basically changed the direction to help the victims and the inhabitants of Philadelphia.”
During the basic Krasner, he suggested that Dugan planned to accept the GOP nomination all the time and tried unsuccessfully that there were judges to commit to refuse it if he was offered. (Dugan’s public promise will not act as a republican, comes from his campaign manager, not a former judge).
Now, when the rematch has officially started, Krasner does not buy the history of Dugan conversions.
“If a painful loser wants to run away, if a quote-not all life a Democrat wants to become a completely new Republican, then it will be so,” said Krasner in an interview. “Of course, the real problem is: do you want a prosecutor who will not tell the truth?”
As they explained during the basic one, there is no love between the candidates.
In one of his first performances after the announcement of his Republican candidacy, Dugan told the conservative host to the house of Giordano, that he wants to physically fight the Krasner – a striking point of conversation for a candidate trying to convince voters that he has a better plan to reduce violence in the city.
“It was very close to getting to the point:” Let’s go after the trash, “said Dugan, telling about his reaction to one of the Krasner attack lines in the basic one. “I would like to have a charity boxing.”
Krasner rejected the invitation.
“He decided that the right way to resolve this matter was for him and for me or a box or fight, which for me would mean that two elderly men were injured,” said 64 -year -old Krasner.
Elections ahead of us
Despite the strong words, the common election race for the next District Prosecutor in Philadelphia is slow in terms of actual campaign. No candidate retained his basic campaign manager and none announced who would lead their team before the election on November 4.
“We will do what is necessary in this campaign,” said Krasner.
Vince Fenerty, who chaired the Republican City Committee and led efforts to write, said that he helps to start the Dugan campaign.
“We are simply looking for the right people – Democrat, Republicans or Independent,” said Fenerty. “Some plans to raise funds are approaching and I am sure that the next week we will be ready for the full equipment of the campaign.”
Dugan said that he is still expecting to receive support from an organized workforce, including some residents of the Trades Council, a coalition of over 30 unions.
Dugan maintained an advantage over obtaining 2-1 funds over the dwarf for the basic majority, gaining a contribution from suburban donors and trade unions. Meanwhile, Krasner used his national profile to collect donations from supporters throughout the country, and also had a little advantage among individual donors living in the city.
If Dugan hopes that he repeats his presentation of funds, he will not receive any help from Boyer, which is now in an unlikely partnership with the dwarf, even though two men are almost based on the ends of a democratic spectrum of political city. Boyer said that the District Council of the Workers and other relationships with pleasure would donate the donation to the Krasner campaign “If he asks or needs a little”.
“But I don’t think he feels that he needs many campaign contributions,” he said.
