Democratic mayoral control in big cities is new 'blue wall'



There are many ways to measure the urban/rural divide, but there’s one that stands out: Mayors. In nine of the ten largest cities, the mayor is a Democrat. In 2000, four of these ten cities had a Republican. Chuck Todd breaks down why these cities are trending left of center. 

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22 comments

  1. We could actually elect a Republican mayor in Phila. One guy came close not that long ago.

  2. Democrats outnumber Republicans, by a lot. If not for GOP state gerrymandering on a Play Duh Putty in the hand of a 3 year old level, they wouldn't control state governments either.

    They lead with a significant minority. The few bullying the many. That's called authoritarianism, not Democracy.

  3. Hey, let’s worry about what to eat for meals today. 😂

  4. anyone else notice the correlation between spiking crime rates and democrat controlled big cities ?

  5. Republicans HATE cities. It's that simple. Of course, racism and xenophobia explain it all.

  6. C’mon Jack, Nine Dems’ run cesspits of massive homelessness, murders, violent crimes, high unemployment, gang violence, deadly fentanyl pandemics, and corruption.

  7. Rotten elections in democrat cities.

  8. That’s because the Democrats cheat

  9. no more baby boomer oligarchs as mayors in any city

  10. Blue State= population majority People.
    Red State = population majority live stock.

    Go ahead and look it up..😁

  11. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

  12. Biased coverage? No not at all…😂🤦

  13. Democrats are failing Americans born in America whose parents were born in America.
    We need transmission service because an "oily" change is not enough.

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  15. Explains why many of those cities are in a mess…

  16. All cities that are failing hard 😂😂😂

  17. The anti abortion bs is killing their party

  18. The cure to stop tribalism is to make two countries … so blue states with their economic power can keep their own money

  19. Good let’s make the entire U.S blue❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤗🤗