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Cherelle Parker Wins Dem Nomination in Philly Mayoral Race, Cameron GOP Gov Nominee in Kentucky

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The City of Brotherly Love is getting its first female Mayor. Given that Philadelphia hasn’t elected a Republican Mayor since 1947, Cherelle Parker is now the heavy favorite to be Philly’s next (and 100th) Mayor. Parker, a former City Councilwoman and State Representative, managed to outrun the contest’s other top contenders, Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and Councilwoman … [Read more...] about Cherelle Parker Wins Dem Nomination in Philly Mayoral Race, Cameron GOP Gov Nominee in Kentucky

A Final Preview of the Wide-Open Democratic Primary in the Philly Mayoral Race

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The City of Brotherly Love is about to elect a new Mayor. Well, technically they won’t do that until November – but given that Philadelphia hasn’t chosen a Republican Mayor since 1947 – the May 16th Democratic primary is essentially the ballgame.  Since I last updated you all this race, we’ve gotten four separate polls, two of which were independent surveys. By averaging … [Read more...] about A Final Preview of the Wide-Open Democratic Primary in the Philly Mayoral Race

One Month Out, Philly’s Mayoral Primary Begins to Take Shape

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Mayoral races are particularly chaotic. With Democrats dominating cities, mayoral contests are the rare races where a candidate can win a powerful political office just by prevailing in a crowded, low-turnout party primary. It’s simply too enticing an opportunity for too many hopefuls, which is how we ended up with a field of eight major candidates in this Democratic … [Read more...] about One Month Out, Philly’s Mayoral Primary Begins to Take Shape

A Run-Down of Philly’s Field of Mayoral Candidates

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The City of Brotherly Love actually loves a really good fight, and they’ve sure got one ahead of them in the Democratic mayoral primary coming up on May 16th. With incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney term-limited, eight major candidates are running in the Democratic primary to succeed him. Given that Philadelphia hasn’t elected a GOP Mayor since 1947, the Democratic nominee will also … [Read more...] about A Run-Down of Philly’s Field of Mayoral Candidates