Posted on 05/21/2023 9:40:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Progressives who’d decided that “soft on crime” is a winning message in urban America got a well-deserved wake-up call Tuesday, as Philadelphia Democrats tapped Cherelle Parker as their nominee, and so near-certain to become the city’s 100th mayor.
Like our own Mayor Eric Adams, Parker won voters over with her promise to address public safety and quality of life concerns. She explicitly vowed to restore stop-question-and-frisk (conducted constitutionally) as a policing tactic and to get more beat officers on street patrol.
The progressive darling was Helen Gym, backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. City Comptroller Brad Lander traveled to Philly to campaign with and for Gym.
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NYC, Chicago, LA, Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, St Louis, and many other big American cities are now run by black mayors.
The pace of africanization of the US has been nothing but astounding. Whites are quickly becoming second class. and they have no one to blame but themselves.
Welcome to South Africa 2.0.
I’ll see it when she is in office. Politicians lie to get into office.
Yeah, right. Heard the same about Adams of NYC, too. Let’s see.
IOW, DNC media spin time -- don't you believe it.
Parker won voters over with her promise to address public safety and quality of life concerns. She explicitly vowed to restore stop-question-and-frisk (conducted constitutionally) as a policing tactic and to get more beat officers on street patrol.
This is so hopeful...
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