President Donald Trump at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland on February 22, 2025 (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is among the progressive prosecutors who MAGA Republicans love to hate. And much to MAGA's chagrin, he moved closer to a third term following a landslide Democratic primary victory on Tuesday, May 20.
Krasner received an aggressive primary challenge from Judge Pat Dugan, who attacked Krasner as soft on crime and ran as a centrist Blue Dog Democrat. The Philly DA, however, defended his record, arguing that his emphasis on criminal justice reform has reduced, not increased, violent crime in the city. And Krasner made the election a referendum on national politics, railing against President Donald Trump and his ally, Elon Musk.
The primary's outcome wasn't even close: Krasner defeated Dugan by roughly 28 percent. Dugan has ruled out the possibility of running as a Republican in the general election, and so far, no one in the GOP has entered the race for Philly DA.
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Krasner's victory is receiving a lot of responses on the Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter — some of them from angry MAGA Republicans.
The Protect Kamala Harris account tweeted, "Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has won the Democratic primary for his re-election campaign. Krasner is known for suing Elon Musk for election interference in 2024 and being tough on Trump. RETWEET to congratulate Krasner on his victory!"
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Daniel Pearson had a moderate tone, posting, "If there was really widespread anger and discontent with Larry Krasner, he wouldn't be winning comfortably tonight, and turnout wouldn't be in the gutter….. Do I think Philadelphia loves Larry? No. But for the most part people think he's doing okay even if they have a few grievances."
But MAGA users are furious.
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The Joe Kernan's Bodyguard account, @JoeKernenSentry, tweeted, "Krasner won yet again in my beloved city of Philadelphia. Soon the city will be depleted. This guy is the biggest POS. It’s such a shame."
Republican Billy Davember posted, "Knew Larry Krasner was going to defeat Pat Dugan, doesn't mean it still doesn't hurt. I wish people in Philly weren't so r-------."
The Philly Crime Update account wrote, "Larry Krasner wins again and no one can really complain about that. He won convincingly This is what the folks want."
In a separate tweet, Philly Crime Update posted, "Philly is a special place. People obviously like the things he says and don’t pay attention to his failures.
Daniel Lacinski told Philly Crime Update, "I agree it’s a special place but unless the residents are 'special ed,' the system is rigged."
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