He knows that the communist plan is bottom up during his top down, and wants to divert attention away from Congress and his administration, with good cause. Local politics is under siege. Starts with City Councils, up through state government and on to governor. Agenda 21 initiatives are encroaching on suburban and rural areas at the local level.
Bloomberg’s experiment with mayors is an example of local control and advocacy (strong-arming).
Al Gore did the same with “global warming” to determine whether most Americans were stupid enough to vote in a socialist or even a communist.
My brother was recently unanimously chosen for City Council;)