12 shot, five dead, in single day of shootings in Baltimore

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[–]useless_aether 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

no republican mayor since 1967..

[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Well, in truth no (well very few) American cities are controlled by Republicans. The largest US city governed by the GOP is Indianapolis, thanks to a combined city/county setup.

Ever since Nixon’s Southern Strategy, the Republicans have turned their backs on cities and Black voters.

If you want to complain about cities, cool. Just do not throw out the red herring of Democratic-controlled cities. Basically they all are. The Republicans gave up on cities more than a generation ago.

[–]DffrntDrmmr 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, in truth...

Rating: False.

About a quarter of the US' largest 50 cities elected Republican mayors.

The largest US city governed by the GOP is Indianapolis, thanks to a combined city/county setup.

San Diego.

Indianapolis re-elected their Democratic mayor in November. (Oh, and that city created Unigov a half-century ago).

[–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The state created unigov, if memory serves.

I am always willing to be corrected. Please provide us with a list of the cities with Republican mayors & councils. (Even better, put it up on s/list where I am trying to drive up traffic.)