Strange to see a wave of coverage treat Krasner’s race in Philly as part of a series of setbacks for progressives in DA races, as tho tide has already turned. Has it? First test since 2020, & its paradigm-changing reformer wins in LA, NoLa, Austin (incumbent lost 70/30), Portland
Also in 2020, prosecutors who’re associated with the national reform efforts — in Chicago & St Louis — both won re-election amid difficult attacks by the police union and ‘law and order’ type-criticism. Again, idea of a changing ‘tougher on crime’ tide hadn’t materialized there.
And on top of all that, let’s see what actually happens in Philly?! (And if law and order arguments win the day there, at least be precise about what else result is meant to be like.) We’re so used to convention that ‘tough on crime’ wins politically, it’s already fully baked in.
e.g.: there was infinitely more chatter of how NY Dems’ reform push would doom them in 2020 (& then of how it HAD doomed them when police union prematurely celebrated GOP gains in Nov), than there was chatter of politics of reform once it became clear Dems had gained ground.
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