(Good stuff. - promoted by lipris)
This is a follow-up to my diary (still over there on the right) about the success of Bill Hyers getting two longshot progressive Democrats elected -- Kirsten Gillibrand in NY 20, and Michael Nutter in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor.
From a review of several post-mortems by Philly newspapers, important themes emerge, most of which are also relevant to Albany, and most cities in New York state and elsewhere.
First the facts: Nutter (a 14-year city councilman who resigned last July to run full-time) won with 37 percent, beating a millionaire, two congressmen (one of whom was the Philadelphia Democratic chairman), and a state representative, by at least 12 percent.
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