In what could be a disaster for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House, working-class voters in deep-blue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are starting to shift toward Republicans, particularly Donald Trump.
Speaking to Gabriel Lopez in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer learned that, while Lopez grew up a Democrat and voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, he will now be voting for Trump.
“Democrats keep saying [Trump] is going to bring down the economy, but he was already president for four years, and taxes were lower,” Lopez <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/inq2/philadelphia-working-class-voters-republican-20241001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet. “We’re tired of the same politics. We got a different type of guy, and the people actually love him.”
Lopez went on to tell the outlet that Democrats haven’t kept their promises to improve his life or the lives of those in his community, who have seen rising prices over the past few years.
“Lopez embodies one of Democrats’ biggest problems in Pennsylvania: working-class voters in Philadelphia, a once reliable voting bloc for the party, have drifted right in recent years. And they’ve been disproportionately affected by rising prices over the last several years, an issue many blame Democrats for,” the Inquirer reported. “It’s one of the biggest potential areas of concern for Harris, whose quest for the White House may hinge on Pennsylvania, where President Joe Biden four years ago defeated Trump by just 80,000 votes.”
Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 while losing Philadelphia to Clinton. In that election, Trump received just 15% of the vote in Philadelphia, while Clinton grabbed 82%. The swing toward Trump began in 2020, when he won 18% of the vote in Philadelphia compared to Biden’s 81%, NBC 10 <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/decision-2020/philadelphia-to-announce-final-election-vote-tally-certification-next-week/2601041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at the time. Trump ultimately lost Pennsylvania to Biden that year.
The shift toward Trump was largest in working-class communities, the Inquirer reported. In 2020, Democrats lost voters in neighborhoods with high numbers of people who didn’t go to college and where poverty was also worst, the Inquirer found.
Harris needs to bring in big numbers of voters in Philadelphia if she hopes to win Pennsylvania, as large, Democrat-run cities vote for Democrats while every other area of the state tends to vote Republican. A full 20% of Pennsylvania’s Democrats live in Philadelphia, meaning Harris will have to pull in as many of them as possible. But she faces the struggles that have been in the making since 2016. In 2020, Biden performed worse than Clinton did in 2016 in 41 of Philadelphia’s 66 political wards. He barely won the state, but if those trends continue – especially if those working-class voters turn to Trump — Harris could be in for a rude awakening on election night.

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Kamala Harris Faces Growing Concern As Philly’s Working-Class Voters Shift To Trump

Kamala Harris Faces Growing Concern As Philly's Working-Class Voters Shift To Trump

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PHILADELPHIA—Tens of thousands of dockworkers took to picket lines at over a dozen ports along the East Coast on Tuesday, launching a massive strike slated to bring billions of dollars in trade to a halt just weeks before the election.
The International Longshoremen’s Association launched the strike after port ownership failed to meet its demands for higher wages and address the union’s objections to port automation. About 45,000 workers will refuse to work during the strike, which will snarl supply chains and choke off nearly 50% of U.S. imports.
The Daily Wire was on the ground early Tuesday morning to see members of ILA Local 1291 picketing in front of the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port In Philadelphia.
&#8220;Automation hurts families,&#8221; read one sign union members carried.
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&#8220;Corporate greed or worker rights. ILA demands fairness&#8221; read another.
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Other signs read, &#8220;ILA workers over machines. Defend our jobs and rights&#8221; and &#8220;ILA demands job security.&#8221;
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Workers marched in a circle holding their signs, while some sat in chairs nearby.
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Stacks of shipping containers could be seen sitting inside the port.
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A Philadelphia police cruiser was present at the scene.
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A school board president in Philadelphia has apologized after a public meeting earlier this week devolved into what many parents described as anti-Semitism.
The Lower Merion school board meeting on Monday began a discussion about a small edit to the school district’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy that resulted in a member claiming Jews “decided… to join the group of white people” and that they were not “historically marginalized.”
The problem began while the committee was discussing an edit to its DEI policy to bring it in line with the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that ended affirmative action, The Philadelphia Inquirer <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/education/lower-merion-equity-policy-antisemitism-20240917.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Board member Abby Lerner Rubin said she felt the policy was exclusionary, and eventually admitted she was talking about Jews, as she is Jewish.
Board members Kimberly Garrison, who is black, and Anna Shurak, who is Jewish, made the push against Rubin.
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Rubin asked how the district would decide which identities were protected under the school district’s policies and noted that anti-Semitism had come back. She later objected to language that would allow the superintendent to develop policies that would meet “the needs of those historically marginalized individuals.”
“I would like it to say ‘all,’” Rubin said, according to the Inquirer. “I understand why we need to acknowledge historic discriminations … the idea that it’s not for all is where I get a little bit uncomfortable.”
Garrison said she “totally disagreed” with Rubin’s concerns, saying that “racism and antiblackness has always been in fashion.”
“I know quite a bit about Jewish history,” Garrison added. “There was a time before Jewish people decided that they were going to join the group of white people …”
Rubin asked Garrison to take the statement back, but Garrison refused, going on to point to studies showing that most American Jews identify as white.
“According to the U.S. government, the U.S. Census, and countless scholars and academic institutions, Jewish people have been racially classified as white in this country. This is a fact,” Garrison said in a clip that has gone viral. “This is not – I am not finished speaking. I am not finished speaking, thank you,” she said when parents began protesting her comments.
“This is not an anti-Semitic statement,” she continued. “Additionally, people of the Middle East, even those of North African descent, are usually counted as white by the U.S. government.”
“But the problems affecting historically marginalized people remain as true today as they were when this policy was created in 1996,” she said. “There have been no significant changes in this respect. And to reiterate, as stated in full detail in the current equity policy, equity does not mean equality.”
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At a school board meeting in Pennsylvania, Jews are informed that they are white and not in any way &#8220;historically marginalized.&#8221;
Good thing they aren&#8217;t in charge of educating anybody. Oh wait&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/27ekFvVltk">pic.twitter.com/27ekFvVltk</a>
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Shurak argued that her being Jewish has allowed her to experience white privilege and noted achievement gaps between students of color and white students.
“[T]he point is, as a white person, no one can immediately discriminate against you for being Jewish,” she said, according to the Inquirer.
A backlash ensued, and within days of the meeting, School Board president Kerry Sautner sent a <a href="https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/revisions-to-an-equity-policy-roil-lower-merion-school-district/">follow-up letter</a> to the Delaware Valley Journal describing how “the conversation took a turn, becoming unhealthy and damaging with anti-Semitic statements and racist implications.”
She added: “[S]ince that meeting, on social media and in correspondence, we have seen continued insults and harmful behavior among neighbors. This ongoing pain underscores the need for us all to engage in conversations with greater humility, understanding and respect.”

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Anti-Semitism Allegations Arise During Philadelphia School Board Meeting

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Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a>&#8216; first solo TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee will be a pre-taped conversation that will air on an ABC affiliate in Philadelphia.
Harris will take questions from Action News 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff and the interview will air Friday during the station&#8217;s 6:00 p.m. broadcast, <a href="https://x.com/AlexThomp/status/1834673151080354294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1834673151080354294%7Ctwgr%5E715011c79aa2f6831011e621cc99024ca6adbac6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fpolitics%2Fjust-in-kamala-harris-announces-first-solo-interview-since-debate%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Axios reporter Alex Thompson. The vice president&#8217;s only major interview since becoming the Democratic nominee was with CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash late last month, which Harris did alongside her running mate Gov. Tim Walz. That interview was also pre-taped.
Harris has been criticized by her opponents and some in the media for refusing to hold more interviews and press conferences and directly inform voters of her policy positions. Trump, meanwhile, has held dozens of interviews and press conferences since Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris on July 21.
Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/facing-criticism-walled-harris-slowly-opens-door-media-interviews-rcna170152" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NBC News on Thursday that Harris &#8220;should do as many interviews as possible in battleground states,&#8221; adding that &#8220;the rest is a waste of time.&#8221;
&#8220;[National] interviews mean nothing to persuading voters,&#8221; Rocha said. &#8220;Media is too broad now for this to matter. Thirty years ago, though, when there were just three channels, it mattered more.&#8221;
Another Democratic strategist urged Harris to sit down for more interviews &#8220;because people still don’t know enough about her.&#8221;
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&#8220;It’s going to take a lot more than one debate and one CNN interview to scratch the itch,&#8221; the strategist told NBC. &#8220;Voters want to know whom they’re going to vote for and what they stand for and want to see them tested. It’s a dangerous strategy of trying to do four-corners defense when there’s still a lot of clock left in the game.&#8221;
Pennsylvania is a vital battleground state in the 2024 election with both the Trump and Harris campaigns spending a lot of time talking to voters and holding rallies there. Polls show Harris and Trump tied in Pennsylvania, according to <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/pennsylvania/trump-vs-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a> as of Friday afternoon.

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The all-important debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will stream live on DailyWire+ with pre-debate analysis on &#8220;Election Wire&#8221; and post-debate analysis on &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/daily-wire-backstage-the-fight-for-47" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backstage</a>.&#8221;
Before Trump and Harris take the stage, &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/election-wire-the-fight-for-47-starts-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Election Wire</a>&#8221; will provide expert analysis on the ground in Philadelphia beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Daily Wire hosts Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, Michael Knowles, and Andrew Klavan, along with CEO Jeremy Boreing, will also discuss their pre-debate predictions and opinions on &#8220;Backstage&#8221; starting at 8:30 before the debate begins at 9:00.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former presidential candidate who now backs Trump, will also <a href="https://x.com/cabot_phillips/status/1833607555484127414" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join</a> &#8220;Election Wire&#8221; to begin The Daily Wire&#8217;s debate coverage.
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Viewers don&#8217;t need to tune in elsewhere for the debate itself as a live simulcast will be streamed on DailyWire+. Following the debate, the Daily Wire hosts will be back to give their reactions to the presidential fight night.
The Trump-Harris debate could be the only time the two presidential candidates face off before the election on November 5. The debate is being hosted by ABC News and moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis.
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Former President Donald Trump is absolutely trouncing Vice President Kamala Harris in the traditional &#8220;cookie poll&#8221; held by Lochel&#8217;s Bakery in Montgomery County, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> — a suburb of Philadelphia.
During presidential elections, Lochel&#8217;s bakes cookies that are decorated with the candidates&#8217; names — and then keeps track of how many of each candidate&#8217;s cookies they sell leading up to Election Day.
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Lochel&#8217;s Bakery in suburban Philadelphia makes special cookies during election season with the candidates&#8217; names on them.
President Trump leads Comrade Kamala 4,228 to 369.
&#8220;That is not a typo.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/MwztOx34nL">pic.twitter.com/MwztOx34nL</a>
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The bakery&#8217;s owner revealed the latest tally during a news segment that aired Tuesday morning on the local CBS News affiliate — just hours before Trump and Harris were set to face off in their long-awaited ABC News debate in Philadelphia — and it was not even close.
&#8220;You&#8217;ve sold thousands already, and I know you&#8217;ve baked thousands in preparation for tonight,&#8221; the reporter began. &#8220;Everyone wants to know: what do the sales maybe tell us about who might win the election in November? Talk to me about sales.&#8221;
&#8220;Well, the sales, the red is leading by a lot,&#8221; she replied. &#8220;By a lot &#8230; the tally was just updated, you&#8217;re new to see it, but almost by 4,000 cookies.&#8221;
The totals, according to the boards posted in the shop, said that 4,228 Trump cookies had sold, compared to just 369 Harris cookies.
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&#8220;That&#8217;s tremendous. Tremendous for us as a small business to produce this and sell this as well, and see the faces that are coming around to buy these, from all over,&#8221; she continued.
&#8220;Just to stress, that is not a typo,&#8221; the reporter added. &#8220;Former President Trump with more than 4,000 cookies sold, current Vice President Kamala Harris with only about 400. So the Harris voters have got some work to do if they want to boost their numbers here.&#8221;
The owner went on to say that there was no political motivation behind the &#8220;cookie poll&#8221; — but rather, it had been all about driving business.
&#8220;I&#8217;m a small business and prices are really high right now,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing increases daily on eggs and butter and so these help get people in the door.&#8221;

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The Philadelphia Eagles responded to fake posters that had surfaced in the city alleging that the NFL team had endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
On Monday on <a href="https://x.com/Eagles/status/1830657116702642281">X</a> from the team’s official social media account, the Eagles’ team wrote that, “We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.”
The post has since gone viral with nearly 5 million views at the time of this publication.
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We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/1830657116702642281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
The response online came after images of <a href="https://x.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1830661050561372479">several posters</a> in Philly surfaced showing Harris wearing an Eagle’s helmet, black jersey, and holding a football. The fake poster read, “Kamala. The official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles,” <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-eagles-kamala-harris-endorsement-art/">CBS News</a> reported. 
The fake posters were seen at bus shelters at 16th and Spring Garden streets, 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, and 34th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia, the outlet noted. 
The posters also included a URL <a href="http://philadelphiaeagles.com/vote">philadelphiaeagles.com/vote</a> printed underneath the caption. The website is still active at the time of this piece and gives outdated details about voting in the primaries.
A reporter for Fox 29 News posted on <a href="https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1830704435892261179" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> that a spokesperson for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) said that “The bus shelters are owned by the city. So far, we have not heard anything about ads like this appearing on SEPTA property.” The reporter also posted a <a href="https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1830704435892261179">video</a> now showing a blank space where one of the ads was previously seen.
However, another reporter <a href="https://x.com/chriswtremo/status/1830679136408334498">noted</a> that the posters were seen inside an enclosed case at a<a href="https://x.com/SEPTA"> @SEPTA</a> bus stop.
“Seen today at 34th and Walnut in Philadelphia, on the University of Pennsylvania campus,” the reporter noted.
“I can’t imagine this was authorized by <a href="https://x.com/Eagles">@Eagles</a>,” the person added. “However the fact that it is in an enclosed case at a <a href="https://x.com/SEPTA">@SEPTA</a> bus stop raises all kinds of flags and eyebrows.”
Some on social media have compared the images to that of street artist Winston Tseng, but there’s been no confirmation, at the time of this publication, that the artist had anything to do with the Kamala posters.
Tseng previously created a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9tKGsttCn4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=10005d5c-9b53-45f9-a16f-da533811a10b&amp;img_index=1">poster</a> about President Joe Biden’s presidency. It used a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream branding with the message, “Rocky Road to Democracy,” while showing Biden eating ice cream. He captioned the post, “put out to pasture.” It was also seen at a SEPTA stop in Philadelphia, CBS noted. 
The street artist also made a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1wy2lbOqnd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=10005d5c-9b53-45f9-a16f-da533811a10b&amp;img_index=1">poster</a> about former President Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency with Pepto Bismol branding. The message read, “Nausea, heartburn, insurrection, upset stomach, diarrhea,” with an image of Trump wearing a red MAGA [Make America Great Again] hat.

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Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> contrasted on Tuesday her new running mate, Minnesota Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-walz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Walz</a>, to former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s pick, Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jd-vance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Vance</a> (R-OH).
A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP5qOjgY88M&amp;t=2503s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rally in Philadelphia</a> served as the first time the public got a chance to see Harris appear with Walz as partners in the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential ticket for the 2024 election.
&#8220;He really does shine a light on a brighter future that we can build together. In his state, he has been a model chief executive,&#8221; Harris <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/06/kamala_harris_tim_walz_vs_jd_vance_is_like_a_matchup_between_the_varsity_team_and_the_jv_squad.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a>.
&#8220;With his experience,&#8221; she added, Walz would be ready on &#8220;day one&#8221; to serve in the White House starting next January.
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Kamala: &quot;When you compare [Tim Walz&#39;s] resume—shall we?—to Trump&#39;s running mate, well some might say it&#39;s like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/e8ohUKrEz9">pic.twitter.com/e8ohUKrEz9</a>
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After the audience cheered, Harris delivered a line that alluded to Walz being a former high school football coach.
&#8220;When you compare [Tim Walz&#8217;s] resume — shall we? — to Trump&#8217;s running mate, well, some might say it&#8217;s like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad,&#8221; Harris said.
Harris said voters &#8220;each face a question, what kind of country do we want to live in: a country of freedom, compassion, and rule of law; or a country of chaos, fear, and hate?&#8221;
&#8220;And here&#8217;s the beauty of our democracy,&#8221; she added. &#8220;We each have the power to answer that question. We each have the power to answer that question. The power is with the people!&#8221;
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Walz edged out Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to become Harris&#8217; VP pick.
Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign press secretary, released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-campaign-blasts-harris-walz-california-dream-as-every-americans-nightmare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> dubbing Walz &#8220;a dangerously liberal extremist&#8221; who tried to reshape Minnesota &#8220;in the image of&#8221; deep-blue California.
She knocked Walz for &#8220;proposing his own carbon-free agenda,&#8221; &#8220;suggesting stricter emission standards for gas-powered cars,&#8221; and &#8220;embracing policies to allow convicted felons to vote.&#8221;
Vance explained to reporters how he believes that Harris picking Walz showed how <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vance-says-walz-vp-pick-highlights-how-radical-kamala-harris-is" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;radical&#8221;</a> and out of touch the vice president is with struggling Americans.
He said they make an &#8220;interesting tag team&#8221; because Walz &#8220;allowed rioters to burn down Minneapolis in the summer of 2020&#8221; and Harris &#8220;helped bail them out of jail.&#8221;

Kamala Harris And Running Mate Tim Walz Make First Appearance Together In Philadelphia

Harris Uses Walz To Swipe At Vance: ‘Varsity Team And The JV Squad’

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner <a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/meet-larry-krasner-the-rogue-prosecutor-wreaking-havoc-philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost</a> a major appellate case last week against Michelle Henry, the State’s Democratic Attorney General. Although Henry was the putative winner, the real winners are the <a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/meet-larry-krasner-the-rogue-prosecutor-wreaking-havoc-philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">682,000-plus people</a> who ride the transit system each day in and around the City of Brotherly Love.
Krasner, Philly’s Soros-funded <a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/meet-larry-krasner-the-rogue-prosecutor-wreaking-havoc-philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rogue prosecutor</a>, sued Henry over a 2023 state law signed by Governor Josh Shapiro, called Act 40, which authorized the state’s attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to handle all crimes on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (<a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/meet-larry-krasner-the-rogue-prosecutor-wreaking-havoc-philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEPTA</a>) transit system.
Act 40 was originally passed because Krasner’s pro-criminal policies, such as refusing to prosecute simple assault, theft, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and watering down felonies in serious cases, were endangering everyone who rides SEPTA. Robberies and aggravated assaults jumped more than 80% on SEPTA from 2019 through 2021, even though the system carried fewer riders because of the pandemic.
Upset that the state was infringing on his turf, however, Krasner claimed that the statute was unconstitutional for a variety of different reasons.
Last week, in the case Krasner v. Henry, Pennsylvania’s second highest court rejected all of Krasner’s arguments and upheld the law. As the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania noted in its 47-page <a href="https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/8MD24_6-14-24.pdf?cb=1">opinion</a>, the General Assembly determined that Krasner “permitted crime to metastasize within SEPTA.”
The court found that the Commonwealth’s purpose in establishing SEPTA was to “promote the safety and welfare of Commonwealth citizens,” and, that the statute enabling the creation of SEPTA made clear that it “shall in no way be deemed to be an instrumentality of any city or county or other municipality.” SEPTA, the court held, is an agency and instrumentality of the state itself.
Two of Krasner&#8217;s arguments were particularly enlightening, as they clearly demonstrate his contempt for the police and why he is the criminals’ best friend in Philadelphia.
First, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary, Krasner claimed that he and his office vigorously prosecute those who commit crimes on SEPTA, and that any decrease in the number of cases his office has filed is due to a sharp decrease in arrests by SEPTA <a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/meet-larry-krasner-the-rogue-prosecutor-wreaking-havoc-philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transit Police</a> Department Officers.
Krasner’s “blame the police” rhetoric is one of his go-to responses, even though his policies of not prosecuting cases or holding violent criminals accountable are the main drivers of the crime spike in Philly.
Second, Krasner argued that Act 40 is unconstitutional because it would impair his ability to raise arguments in the defense of criminal suspects! That’s right, Krasner, a prosecutor, objected to this law because it would limit his ability to defend the very criminals he is meant to prosecute.
Thankfully, the Court of Appeals rejected that absurd agreement, writing that “the DA has no standing to raise arguments for criminal defendants.”
That’s what public defenders, or criminal defense attorneys are for.
But Krasner’s ridiculous posturing should come as no surprise. On the night he was first elected as the District Attorney, he <a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/meet-larry-krasner-the-rogue-prosecutor-wreaking-havoc-philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the assembled crowd that he was a “public defender with power.”
The good news is things could be changing for Krasner — and the good people of Philadelphia — soon. Last Friday, the Attorney General appointed former prosecutor Michael Untermeyer as special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute crimes on SEPTA.
His appointment is significant, as Untermeyer used to work as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and ran against Krasner for District Attorney in 2017 but lost. Now he gets to do the work he would have done had he been elected.
Crime stinks in Philly, and everyone knows it. And even if some people in Philly won’t admit it, the reason is Krasner and his soft-on-crime policies.
No doubt, that’s why the Democratic Governor signed Act 40, and the Democratic Attorney General appointed Krasner’s previous opponent as special prosecutor.
Perhaps, now, they can clean up the mess Krasner has created.
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Charles “Cully” Stimson is Deputy Director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and Senior Advisor to the President at The Heritage Foundation. He is a widely recognized expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, drug policy, and immigration.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Celebrity Sightings In Philadelphia – August 24, 2023

Soros-Backed DA Loses Major Appeal In Pennsylvania: ‘Krasner Permitted Crime To Metastasize’

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Former president Donald Trump said President Joe Biden will be “all jacked up” for the first presidential debate after the president reportedly retreated to Camp David to prepare last week.
Trump mocked Biden at a rally in Philadelphia on Saturday ahead of the first presidential debate set for June 27. The former president and the presumed GOP presidential candidate said Biden’s reported <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-heads-camp-david-prepare-1st-presidential-debate/story?id=111215648" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stint</a> at Camp David is to give Biden enough time to sleep ahead of Thursday’s debate.
“As you know, it’s been reported that Crooked Joe has gone to a log cabin to ‘study, prepare,’ Trump told the crowd. “No, he didn’t do, he’s sleeping now because they want to get him good and strong.”
“A little before debate time, he gets a shot in the a**,” Trump continued. “They want to strengthen him up so he comes out, he’ll come out – okay, I say he’ll come out all jacked up, right? All jacked up.”
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During his Philadelphia trip, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-decided-on-a-running-mate-expects-this-person-to-attend-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divulged</a> that he has decided on a vice presidential pick. While he did not name the person, he said his pick will “most likely” be at the debate.
“They’ll be there,” he then added. “I think we have a lot of people coming.”
By late last week, Trump had reportedly <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-doug-burgum-jd-vance-marco-rubio-vp-search-rcna157069" target="_blank" rel="noopener">narrowed</a> his focus to two potential vice presidential picks: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is also in contention, though doubts about his enthusiasm and the legal hurdles of a president and vice president of the same state have dampened his chances.
The Biden campaign is preparing for the debate as the president reportedly preps at Camp David, the longtime presidential retreat. While Biden is out of the public eye, the campaign plans to put on hundreds of events touting the president and drawing a contrast to Trump.
“Now, with the debate just days away, Team Biden-Harris is putting a magnifying glass on the choice this week as Democrats in Atlanta and across the country organize around this moment,” Biden-Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a memo, according to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4735795-biden-campaign-debate-prep/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a>.
Thursday will be the first time for either Biden or Trump to appear on a debate stage since the 2020 contest.

Trump Predicts Biden Will Enter Debate ‘All Jacked Up’ After ‘He Gets A Shot In The A**’

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> left a $500 tip at a cheesesteak sandwich shop in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> on Saturday while campaigning on the idea of getting rid of federal taxes on tips if re-elected to the White House.
<a href="https://x.com/margommartin/status/1804646943072915874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Video</a> posted to X by a communications aide showed Trump at Tony &amp; Nick&#8217;s Steaks <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/donald-trump-tony-and-nicks-cheesesteak-philadelphia-rally-20240622.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ahead of a rally</a> at Temple University, surrounded by people and signing a receipt.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to give you 500 bucks. You guys all split it up,&#8221; Trump said.
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PAYING IT FOWARD: Former President Trump stuns Philly with $500 tip at iconic cheesesteak spot while amplifying campaign call to abolish tip taxes. <a href="https://t.co/9DTbafKvyy">pic.twitter.com/9DTbafKvyy</a>
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Someone shouted, &#8220;Great things happen in Philadelphia. Let&#8217;s go!&#8221; After a round of cheers, the crowd began chanting &#8220;Trump,&#8221; and the former president showed off the receipt.
Another <a href="https://x.com/margommartin/status/1804634529799524739" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clip</a> showed Trump writing &#8220;Vote Trump&#8221; and &#8220;No Tax on Tips&#8221; with a black sharpie.
When he read aloud the message about tips, Trump received some cheers.
Nicky Lucidonio, owner of Tony and Nick&#8217;s Steaks, <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/trump-drops-tip-philly-cheesesteak-restaurant-possible-vp-name-floated-crowd-interaction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Fox News</a> that Trump&#8217;s visit came as a surprise after a woman came in and ordered about 200 sandwiches.
&#8220;It was just unbelievable,&#8221; Lucidonio said. &#8220;He was talking to people, you know, they&#8217;re asking questions. He&#8217;s answering them. He&#8217;s signing hats. He signed and everything.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;We&#8217;re all taking pictures with him. What a great man, you know. We&#8217;re all here rooting for him. You know, this November, we gotta get him in.&#8221;
The former president also promoted changing the tax code to exempt tip income from federal taxes on the stump.
&#8220;No taxes on tips,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/MAGAIncWarRoom/status/1804665120045560180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at his rally. &#8220;Every time you leave a tip for the next five months, make sure to write on the receipt, &#8216;Vote Trump for no tax on tips!'&#8221;
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President Trump in Philadelphia: &quot;No taxes on tips! Every time you leave a tip for the next five months, make sure to write on the receipt, &#39;vote Trump for no tax on tips!&#39;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/AcIzO6cxNH">pic.twitter.com/AcIzO6cxNH</a>
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Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-proposes-major-tax-change-for-workers-who-get-tips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> the pitch to slash tips two weeks ago in Las Vegas.
&#8220;Those people that have jobs in restaurants or whatever the job may be, a tipping job, we’re not going after it for taxes anymore, that will be ended,&#8221; Trump said.
One of Trump&#8217;s staunched backers in Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), then <a href="https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/1801802547864223838" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to X to say that she &#8220;absolutely&#8221; loved the plan.
She shared a photo of a receipt that had a message written on it that said, “VOTE TRUMP! No tax on tips!!&#8221; and encouraged followers to write the same thing on their own receipts.
Greene later became a co-sponsor on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-lawmakers-unveil-bill-to-nix-federal-taxes-on-tips-after-trump-promoted-the-idea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House GOP bill</a> spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
The bill <a href="https://gaetz.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/gaetz.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/FILE_2376.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would</a> &#8220;amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes.&#8221;
It takes inspiration and its <a href="https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ron-paul-campaign-press-release-case-you-missed-it-ron-paul-authors-tax-free-tips-op-ed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">name</a> — the &#8220;Tax Free Tips Act&#8221; — from a legislative <a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2012-feb-01-la-pn-ron-paul-las-vegas-tips-20120201-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">push</a> by Ron Paul, a former congressman and candidate for president, to nix federal taxation on tips.

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President Joe Biden is facing mounting criticism after news broke late on Tuesday that eight suspected ISIS-linked terrorists were arrested over the weekend in multiple U.S. cities after they illegally crossed the southern border.
The New York Post, which broke the story, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/06/11/us-news/six-suspected-terrorists-with-isis-ties-arrested-in-sting-operation/">reported</a> that part of the investigation &#8220;featured a wiretap which revealed one of the now-arrested individuals was talking about bombs.&#8221; Out of the eight suspects, at least two entered the U.S. last spring, and one of those men used the Biden administration&#8217;s CBP One app to claim asylum.
Personnel from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made the arrests in New York City, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.
&#8220;I am not shocked this happened — we’ve seen this coming from a mile away,&#8221; said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). &#8220;For over a year, I’ve been saying this is the most susceptible America has been to a terrorist attack since 9/11/01. This is a direct result of Joe Biden’s border policies.&#8221;
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott posted on X: &#8220;Joe Biden’s open border policies endanger the lives of Americans. He’s letting in dangerous criminals and people with ties to terrorist organizations like ISIS. We need a president who will put national security FIRST.&#8221;
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) said the story was &#8220;an unbelievable indictment of Biden’s policy of catch-and-release as long as no negative information immediately pops up.&#8221;
&#8220;Erring on the side of releasing people from Tajikistan who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border—and who we know nothing about—is insane,&#8221; he added.
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) tied the incident to the record of his Democrat opponent, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), saying that he supports Biden&#8217;s &#8220;open border,&#8221; which he said was &#8220;putting countless American lives across the country and in Pennsylvania at risk.&#8221;
&#8220;After 9/11, thousands of us, including my wife and friends, volunteered to protect America and ensure it never happened again on our soil,&#8221; said Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy (R). &#8220;Today there’s a terrorist invasion coming through @JoeBiden and @JonTester’s open border. They’re weak and complicit. SEAL THE BORDER!&#8221;
NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/8-suspected-terrorists-possible-isis-ties-arrested-new-york-l-philadel-rcna156635">reported</a> that the eight men were all from Tajikistan. The Post said that among those arrested, six were Russian nationals.
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The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force was reportedly monitoring the men after becoming aware of a potential terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland originating out of central Europe, NBC News reported.
Federal border officials said the suspects were vetted at the border, and no flags came up when they were screened against existing databases. They claim information later became available that indicated the men had ties to terrorism.
This is far from the first time terrorists from around the world have entered the southern border under Biden&#8217;s watch. Examples include an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alleged-isis-member-was-released-into-u-s-by-biden-admin-lived-illegally-in-u-s-for-2-years-report">ISIS terrorist</a> from Uzbekistan, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-nabs-illegal-alien-afghan-terror-suspect-who-was-released-into-u-s-by-biden-admin">Hezb-e-Islami (HIG) terrorist</a>, and an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terrorist-caught-at-border-released-into-country-not-caught-for-nearly-a-year-report">Al-Shabaab terrorist</a>.
The terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland has worsened as a direct result of Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Since then, Islamic terrorists from around have gathered in Afghanistan and started rebuilding their organizations, and the U.S. has very limited options to surveil and disrupt their networks.

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