Overview

• More than 6,100 Republican write-in votes in May secured Dugan a spot on the GOP ballot under Pennsylvania’s closed-primary rules.
• This weekend, Dugan reversed earlier assurances and filed paperwork to register as a Republican for the November general election.
• Krasner denounced Dugan’s party switch as dishonest, stating that Dugan and the Republican Party are “at war with the truth.”
• Philadelphia Democratic Party chair Bob Brady called the move a “total disgrace” with “zero integrity,” while GOP city chair Vince Fenerty hailed its potential.
• National figures, including President Trump, have spotlighted the race as a test of progressive crime policies in major cities.