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Proper-Code7794 t1_iy5l4hi wrote

Philadelphia is the result of people just pulling the D lever due to State and National politics and ending up with "whoever is next on our list of Councilpeople"

I would never advocate a trumper Mayor this but it would be nice if we had an actual two party system in Philadelphia.

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dotcom-jillionaire t1_iy6seuw wrote

republicans have done so much good for the state, can't wait to see what they'd do for philly!

and so of course your counter argument will be "well the democrats have done nothing and they're all out of ideas" ask yourself, is it really the party that matters here? sloth and personal enrichment aren't unique to one or the other side. the only way you get it out of here is by electing someone who isn't beholden to business as usual

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Proper-Code7794 t1_iy7uz95 wrote

My point was if only one party is the only one producing candidates then they're just going to pick a king or queen every time.

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muricaball76 t1_iy5m4lo wrote

I’ve heard of Sam Katz in passing, isn’t he like a moderate Republican? Maybe he would run a 4th time, but granted idk if he’s any good or not

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oliver_babish t1_iy5wxqj wrote

He's now 72; he first ran for Mayor in 1991. If he's still the best that the Philly GOP can offer, yikes.

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BasileusLeoIII t1_iy6wrae wrote

Why would any single republican ever waste time running in Philly, when they could simply run for the state house or senate, or in a suburban county, where they stand a good shot at being elected?

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oliver_babish t1_iy6xfls wrote

They're not winning for state legislature in the city other than the one rep seat in the NE they already have. So carpetbagging to the exurbs and suburbs, I guess.

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