Posted on 01/17/2021 3:33:53 PM PST by Rummyfan
When running for NYC mayor in 1933, the late Fiorello La Guardia declared: “There is no Democratic or Republican way of cleaning the streets.”
At the time, the city was gripped by the Great Depression. Millions of Americans were out of work, nearly half the country’s banks had failed, and New York City’s mayor at the time had presided over scandal, social unrest and incompetence.
A progressive Republican, La Guardia also considered himself a “New Dealer.” He appealed to a complex coalition of working-class immigrants and minorities, middle-class Jews, liberal Democrats and German Republicans.
“La Guardia intuitively understood the city was in decline and his focus needed to be in managing the city rather than preaching divisive ideology,” explained Seth Siegel, a lifelong New York Democrat, businessman and activist.
Six months ahead of this year’s Democratic mayoral primary — which will essentially decide who the next mayor will be — New Yorkers are once again struggling. The pandemic, unemployment and rising crime have prompted even the most committed Gothamites to get out of Dodge.
History suggests another La Guardia figure is needed.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Bloomberg was annoying but he was actually an effective administrator and he kept running Guilani’s policies that made NYC great again.
How dare they want NYC fixed! The need more wakeness.
The are about to discover Trump was right. Due to election fraud, it doesn’t matter what they want. All that matters is what the East Side elite want. They want tho party like it is 1619.
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There was a story awhile back where rental trucks in New York where booked till sometime in 2022 cause of all the people fleeing the city hey voters get what they voted for
>> Wokeness is great until brokeness...
In order for libtards to think nearly straight, they apparently need to be suffering.
Would be humorous if Trump took over NYC.
At the link, my virus software said it blocked an attack. Use caution.
Just keep voting Democrat you stupid chits.
True - OR we're gonna get lots more of New York's refugees here in Florida...
They love being victims of their own incompetence.
That's all that wokeness is. Just a term to let people know that you are "with it," "cool", "hip."
Just ask them "can you dig it, Daddio?"
"Groovy!"
DeBlasio would still win re-election in a landslide.
New York City was nice as long as it lasted.
Then why do they keep voting for woke politicians?
NYC is stupid. They never learn
I am sure Andrew Yang has DiBlasio trembling in his boots.
;-)
The reality is that so many candidates run that it is easy for an incumbent mayor to get a plurality and get the Democratic nomination (and thereby be assured of re-election).
I thought Wilhelm can’t run again.
dunno—maybe some locals can shed some light...
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