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NewJeffCT

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30. A mayor is more directly linked to the good and bad of a big city

Reply to white_wolf (Reply #24)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 08:56 AM

Sep 2017

compared to the governor - if there is a police incident, it will more likely fall on the mayor's hands than the governor. Giuliani was the one that was blamed for police overreaction with "stop & frisk" policy, not the governor at the time.

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Yeah left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #16

You said mayor or former mayor. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #17

My apologies left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #19

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Just curious, but why are cities so a mess compared to states? white_wolf Sep 2017 #24

A mayor is more directly linked to the good and bad of a big city NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #30

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This is how it should be on the Democratic side. Blue_true Sep 2017 #9

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