I wonder what the party affiliation of the local governance is...oh wait...don’t tell me...
Bush’s fault.
Not one of said cities has a GOP Mayor or GOP majority city council. On the other hand, I know that Brick, NJ (one of the safest cities per the same list) has a Republican Mayor and council (yes, even in Jersey we have GOP-dominated municipalities, unfortunately they are still way outnumbered by Newark, Camden, Woodbridge, Edison, JC, etc.).
Not one of said cities has a GOP Mayor or GOP majority city council. On the other hand, I know that Brick, NJ (one of the safest cities per the same list) has a Republican Mayor and council (yes, even in Jersey we have GOP-dominated municipalities, unfortunately they are still way outnumbered by Newark, Camden, Woodbridge, Edison, JC, etc.).
Mike