Posted on 05/22/2013 11:38:46 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore.
Mayor Linda Thompson's loss to Eric Papenfuse comes after a tumultuous term in which her outbursts and statements caused a loss of confidence in her administration.
Papenfuse is likely to win the general election in this heavily Democratic city in November, but he must still face off against independent candidate Nevin Mindlin.
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I hope it's not one of those independent bookstores that caters to left wing,commie,socialist radicals.
It is.
Don’t know anything about him, here’s his site
http://papenfuseformayor.com/info/
My first impression is typical east coast Democrat
He did teach Latin in high schools, that is a bit of a redeeming thing for me....
As if there's a snowball's chance against the Leftist Machine. PA turned Left and never looked back.
“financially crippled”
“heavily Democratic city”
How many cities does this describe? Why do the voters never get it? Yes, it was rhetorical.
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