“How could a city with no Republicans be screwed by Republicans?”
You have to think like a liberal. If Republicans exist at any level, they’ve screwed the working man.
So, if the local politicians are all D’s, blame the R’s at the state or federal level.
Facts are pesky things, so liberals ignore them.
Interesting facts about the depopulation, but one of the sadder things about reading trade magazines now is that every "thoughtful" article is about how the government needs to spend more on whatever cause the magazine supports.