Philly (essentially) elected its first black female mayor last night — and she supports stop and frisk
Christopher Tremoglie
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Yesterday was Philadelphia’s primary for its mayoral race. However, given that the city has not elected a Republican mayor since Harry Truman was president, barring some unforeseen miraculous events, the primary acts as the de facto general election for mayor. And yesterday’s election was a bit of a stunning upset as former City Councilwoman Cherelle Parker won. She will most likely become Philadelphia’s first black female mayor.
In the era of identity politics, Parker’s victory is unquestionably historic. It also, once again, debunks many of the left-wing claims about “white supremacy” and anti-black racism being systemic in the city. But perhaps even more shocking was the political platform of Parker’s campaign. In a city plagued with violent crime, she ran as a candidate who would be tough on crime, hire more police officers to patrol the streets, and support stop and frisk.
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This is particularly noteworthy because stop and frisk was a tactic police used in which officers would temporarily detain a person they suspected of wrongdoing and search them with a pat-down frisk for weapons. The procedure was famously used in New York City during the city’s dramatic increase in crime. It led to a significant reduction in crime. Later, because many of the criminals arrested with stop and frisk were black men, many left-wingers repeatedly deemed it as racist and promoting anti-black discrimination. The fact that the city’s first black female mayor wants to implement it should be telling.
Additionally, Parker’s victory is noteworthy for some of the candidates she defeated, most notably the radical extremist and borderline communist Helen Gym, supported and endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), as many predicted her victory. It would have been disastrous for the city.
It’s hard to imagine how things could get worse in the city, a sentiment I can surely attest to after recently witnessing a drive-by shooting, but Gym as mayor would have done so. Between embracing radical economic and criminal justice policies and left-wing cultural values, the city wouldn’t have survived. Her anticipated victory was a scary thought for every normal, sane, rational Philadelphia voter given the economic struggles, poverty, drug use, the opioid crisis, and rampant record-breaking crime over the last few years.
Thankfully, it’s a scenario the city won’t have to experience because Philadelphians voted for Parker. And while I preferred Republican primary winner David Oh, I also realize he has no legitimate shot at winning. This is especially true with a Democratic candidate campaigning on being tough on crime, as she emphasized on her campaign website. Hopefully, Parker sticks to her commitment, stays away from radical left-wing ideologies on criminal justice and social issues, and facilitates the change the city desperately needs when she takes over for arguably the worst mayor in recent history, largely responsible for the current mess, Jim Kenney.