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Marko_Ramius1 t1_j2rzx58 wrote

Not sure why it hasn't been posted on here/maybe mods deleted them, but Nutter is considering running for mayor again. Would 100% have him over the rest of the field if he does jump in

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PhillyAccount t1_j2s3fe1 wrote

I don't see how Rhynhart can stay in if he runs...honestly I'd rather he get involved with her campaign as an advisor/endorser.

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electric_ranger t1_j2s3san wrote

Yeah, he's very much in her lane and they worked together in the past. Absolute worst case would be those two splitting their support and letting some idiot win.

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Snakealicious t1_j2s3vp4 wrote

Story I heard is that he looked at the field and decided that they all stunk. I'd personally be ok with Rhynhart, Brown or maybe even Domb. IMO as it currently stands the three of them will split some votes and Gym would be in. Maybe I'm wrong?

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familyofgeniuses t1_j2s5uoa wrote

The thought of a Gym election makes me want to move lol. I can't take another 4 years of a mayor who cares more about progressive platitudes than running a functioning city.

I'm a progressive too but I wish people understood it doesn't make sense to have city policies so far to the left of federal/state policies. If federal homelessness and drug policies suck, "progressive" local policy on those matters are just gonna result in.... well, anyone can ride on the el or walk around and see for themselves.

Same for taxes. Anyone who thinks income inequality can be addressed by a local tax, when rich people/companies can just move 5 miles away to save the money, is an absolute moron.

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Marko_Ramius1 t1_j2smvgq wrote

I would also add that after 8 years of having a mayor who did exactly that (didn't run the city but just mouthed off platitudes) Nutter would be a welcome remedy. Her husband being a major lawyer at Amerisource is also a little sketchy IMO, especially after the news last week they're being sued by the DOJ over the opioid crisis, which is a major issue in Philly (to put it lightly).

Edit: and to your point about taxes, where did Gym's husbands company recently build their state of the art HQ: Conshohocken because they don't wanna be in the city due to its idiotic tax policy

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Snakealicious t1_j2s6yk9 wrote

I'm in the same boat. Her founding a charter school and then making it far harder for charter schools to operate in Philly kind of rubs me the wrong way as well. "Rules for thee, not for me."

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electric_ranger t1_j2s1ux6 wrote

I don't see it in the queue, so unless it got removed for editorialized title, I'm not sure what happened to it. Try posting it again?

Unless it's a tweet, because we're no longer allowing tweets/screenshots of tweets as sources, in favor of a full article.

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PhillyPanda t1_j2sbvl5 wrote

It was a Twitter post… removed twice

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electric_ranger t1_j2shuuq wrote

That would be it then. Tweets don’t have enough substance, and then you run into issues with “duplicates” so going forward no tweets or screenshots, articles only.

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