Potential GOP Darhorse Candidate for Philly Mayor?

**rckeystone** · April 30th, 2013, 02:38 PM

Heck if she was mayor I'd have to visit Philly more often! Seriously although the odds are very small just to entertain the thought of a republican mayor in Philly would be nice.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/U...candidate.html

**Curmudgeon** · April 30th, 2013, 03:11 PM

Why? New York City has a republican mayor, is that what we want?

Party affiliation alone means nothing to me.

**phoenix01** · April 30th, 2013, 04:07 PM

Actually, once upon a time, Philadelphia was a bastion of Conservativism. In fact, the first Republican National Convention was held in Philadelphia in 1856. Then in 1951, Philadelphia elected its first Democratic mayor since 1871 (although Rudolph Blankenburg, a staunch conservative, ran as an independent on the Keystone-Democratic ticket due to widespread corruption in the city, for which Republicans were responsible). Unfortunately, the Democrats now outnumber Republicans 78% to 11%.

**rckeystone** · April 30th, 2013, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

Why? New York City has a republican mayor, is that what we want?

Party affiliation alone means nothing to me.

I don't disagree with you as you're 100% correct. I guess I was just a bit encouraged by any move to the right in Philly.

**IIIIIREPOIIIII** · April 30th, 2013, 04:28 PM

http://forum.pafoa.org/lounge-108/21...or-philly.html

**Phillygunguy** · April 30th, 2013, 07:51 PM

I'd love a repub to be mayor, but only a conservative Karen Brown was a dem who was a watered down rino at best. Philly needs a pro gun mayor, But considering the democrats have become the cancer that metastasized the whole city its time to put Philly into Hospice.