Dim Prospects

It’s not looking good:

There haven’t been many good days lately for Florida Democrats, so @FlaDems have every right to cheer tonight’s big victory in the Jacksonville mayor’s race. Congrats to Mayor-elect @DonnaDeegan and Chairwoman @NikkiFried! #DUUUVAL
— Dave Aronberg (@aronberg) May 17, 2023

Yemi Mobolade was elected mayor of Colorado Springs — the first Black man elected to lead the city — in political upheaval.
Per (Colorado Sun)

Mobolade’s victory represents a political earthquake in Colorado Springs, long known as a conservative stronghold. Wayne Williams is a… pic.twitter.com/65SnWhcggz
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) May 17, 2023

It’s been like this for months. And that’s with Democrats in the WH, when one would expect a pendulum swing.

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Jacksonville mayor isn’t a race I pay attention to– I’d assumed that like other big cities, they’re reliably dems. That was actually true until 1995– after that, four out of five mayors were republicans, including the last one. Darn.

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methylethyl says:

May 16, 2023 at 21:51

(though one of those was elected as a dem and switched sides)

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Typically, large, metropolitan cities tend to vote “progressive” or “liberal” all over the world.
On another note, her brother, career politician Tommy Hazouri, was elected mayor of the same city in 1987.
Oh, and no, it doesn’t look good. It’s the culture.

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I’ll be keeping an eye on the Kentucky gubernatorial race in November for sure. Beshear is a strong incumbent, but Cameron is also a strong challenger.

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