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New York city has a large republican area: Staten island. While SF and cities like it vilify incumbents, they also vilify the opposition. In my city of Portlan
by iammisc 5y ago
New York city has a large republican area: Staten island.
While SF and cities like it vilify incumbents, they also vilify the opposition. In my city of Portland, no one will consider electing a republican because they have constructed strawman as to what a republican will be like (forgetting that the last Gop mayer of Portland was loved).
New York had a republican only 20 years ago.
LA was also revived by a republican mayor.
There's a pattern.
Sorry for being so blunt, but at some point we need to name the problem.
- AlexTWithBeard 5y agoMy pet theory is that all people of good will should vote for republicans in New York and for democrats in Alabama. This way reasonable middle-ground centrist candidates will be elected.
- iammisc 5y agoSure. Let's try it and see... Why defend incumbents?
- mc32 5y agoI think the Koch dynasty corruption plus the Dinkins ineptitude and a tough on mob crime (which the city was tired of) helped Giuliani win the mayorship. NYC isn’t republican by nature, but the hands of the constituency were tied. Bloomberg was in the middle and now Deblasio/Wilhelm’s tenure will likely propel a moderate Democrat into office who promises to bring order back to the city. SF could learn from that but it doesn’t happen. SF is very ideological do instead of admitting mistakes progressives keep doubling down. At some point the constituency will say enough! But SF keeps surprising me. Brown was corrupt but at least crime was dealt with. Everyone since Brown has been on the ideological bandwagon and won’t admit to mistakes and keep on doubling down on ineffective and detrimental policies. At this point I say bring someone like Willie back.
- snypher 5y agoThe last Republican mayor of Portland left office in 1980.