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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 7 Dec 2017

    The decline in black mayors signals a shift in urban politics, as African-Americans lead fewer big cities than in 2000http://on.wsj.com/2BHlM2M 

    4:30 PM - 7 Dec 2017
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      1. Nick‏ @Nikos817 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        I don't care what "race" my Mayor is, as long as he/she does a good job

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      1. CanadianInvestigator‏ @CDNinvestigator 7 Dec 2017
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        Maybe people realize that a Mayor like Mike Dugan was better than Kwame Killpatrick, and life improved for everybody, and race has nothing to do with it

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      1. W.A.H.R.‏ @Ambitious_Breed 7 Dec 2017
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        @mr_jettlife

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      1. kellyl8n‏ @kellyl8n 7 Dec 2017
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        Obviously voters decided they were not doing a good job?

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      1. Ken Smith  🌇 🏡 🏢‏ @KGSProperties 7 Dec 2017
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        Maybe. But I love our mayor. #HoustonStrong

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      2. TᴜʟᴩᴀΩ™♞ 🇺🇲‏ @TulpaOmega 7 Dec 2017
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        Take a look at those cities... #SilverLinings

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      2. Karen McArthur‏ @Kmac2006 8 Dec 2017
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        This should be marked advertisement since you have to pay to read it

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      1. Neil‏ @coonrapids1 7 Dec 2017
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        Thank God

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      1. Bubba Gump‏ @Ardentone007 7 Dec 2017
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        It’s really not against blacks. They keep voting for extroverts. Need introverts.. I know a few Black leaders that would have been awesome..

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      1. Brad Schultheis‏ @bratl3y 7 Dec 2017
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        Translation: Liberals are racist

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      1. Joe Michalsky‏ @joeUM77 7 Dec 2017
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        And a progressive is always a progressive.

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      1. John‏ @yogiwanabe 7 Dec 2017
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        It ain't a bad thing...

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      1. just your normal guy‏ @manateenative 7 Dec 2017
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        What are the stats on the political parties they belong to in relation to being voted out?

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      1. Thomas J. O'Donnell‏ @RightField75 7 Dec 2017
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        if this means a shift fron Dem to Rep mayors, TG

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      1. Jeff Quail‏ @QuailJeff 7 Dec 2017
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        Perhaps its because the carcass has been stripped clean so they need someone else to come in and fatten it back up again

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