Philly Dems reject progs, choose anti-crime moderate as next mayor
Progressives who’d determined that “comfortable on crime” is a profitable message in city America bought a well-deserved wake-up name Tuesday, as Philadelphia Democrats tapped Cherelle Parker as their nominee, and so near-certain to develop into the town’s one hundredth mayor.
Like our personal Mayor Eric Adams, Parker gained voters over along with her promise to handle public security and high quality of life issues. She explicitly vowed to revive stop-question-and-frisk (performed constitutionally) as a policing tactic and to get extra beat officers on avenue patrol.
The progressive darling was Helen Health club, backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander traveled to Philly to marketing campaign with and for Health club.
She positioned an embarrassing third.
Parker’s victory was a transparent rebuke of progressive elites — particularly as she racked up massive margins in majority-black wards.
Ryan Boyer, chief of Philly’s Constructing and Building Trades Council, instructed Politico that Parker “grew up within the neighborhood” and understands the results of crime.
And: “Have a look at who she’s operating towards. You might have all rich people who lived in privileged neighborhoods their complete lives that haven’t lived in high-crime areas.”
Sure, Democratic voters rejected tough-on-crime candidates this yr in Chicago and Los Angeles, however Parker’s win suggests different points determined these races.
In actuality, inner-city Democratic voters need to be secure of their communities and houses.
Mainstream Democrats should hearken to them and push again towards the progressives who’d destroy America’s nice cities.
