With three weeks to go until Election Day and nearly 30,000 mail ballots already cast, District Attorney candidate Pat Dugan pleaded with voters Tuesday to “Get off your butts and vote” as he attempts to achieve an upset win over incumbent DA Larry Krasner.
Dugan is a registered Democrat, but is running as the Republican nominee after losing the primary to Krasner in May. At a press conference outside City Hall, he cast himself as a nonpartisan candidate looking for voters to set aside their party affiliations — and their confusion about his — and support him for the good of the city.
“ ‘You’re a Republican? Now I’m not going to vote for you. Wait, you’re a Democrat? I’m not going to vote for you,’ ” he said, describing comments he’s heard from voters. “I say hogwash to all those people