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(although I get the connotation) and very good chance our next mayor WILL BE a woman (there are 2 other women running who are also ahead of the pack)! 
but just want to make sure it's clear (i.e., PHILADELPHIA MAYOR RACE or equivalent). 
She has a good chance. We had about 1/3rd of our City Council resign to run for mayor (and she was one of the at-large members who did so).
She was my state rep. after LeAnna Washington had an unceremonious exit from that seat. The one poll that was done of the race featured 15% undecided so it can go either way.
by: George Stockburger
Posted: May 12, 2023 / 05:00 AM EDT
Updated: May 12, 2023 / 02:04 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) – The Democratic primary race for Philadelphia Mayor has tightened to a virtual four-way tie, according to an Emerson College Polling/PHL17 survey ahead of the May 16 election. The poll of 600 likely Philadelphia Democratic voters shows Helen Gym leading with 20.5%, followed by Cherelle Parker with 18.2%, Rebecca Rhynhart with 17.7%, and Allan Domb at 13.6% with a margin of error of 3.9%. Jeff Brown finished with 10.4%, while James DeLeon, Amen Brown, Delscia Gray, and Warren Bloom each finished with less than 3%. Of the voters surveyed, 15.1% were undecided with 23% of undecided voters leading toward Domb.
When undecided voters are asked which candidate they lean towards, and that is added to their total support, Gym’s support increases to 23%, Parker’s to 21%, Rhynhart’s to 20%, and Domb’s to 17%. “This is an exciting race where there is no clear frontrunner,” Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling, said. “The top four candidates are within the poll’s margin of error, and could receive the most votes depending on demographic turnout.”
The survey also found a wide gap among voters in various demographics. Gym holds a 10% lead over Rhynhart among voters under 50 years old, 33% to 23%, while Parker leads voters over 50 at 24%, followed by Domb at 21%. Gym also leads Rhynhart among postgraduates with 41% to 20%, while voters with high school degrees or less favor Parker at 21%, followed by Rhynhart and Gym with 19% and 11%, respectively.
“Parker’s base of support is Black voters: 35% of whom support her for Mayor. However, she does not garner more than 10% from any other racial group. Meanwhile, Gym leads with Asian voters with 32% support, and Gym leads Rhynhart among Hispanics 43% to 28%. Rhynhart and Gym split the white vote with 24% each.” Kimball said.
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More results: https://phl17.com/nmw/philadelphia-mayoral-race-a-virtual-three-way-tie-with-many-undecided-emerson-college-poll/
I think it was 2019 when there was a sea-change of younger, up-and-coming more progressive individuals running for office. Some of that was as a result of work done by the group "Indivisible" that recruited and trained those interested in dabbling in politics, how to run for office (i.e., what is needed in terms of paperwork, etc), how to canvas, etc.
I know Krasner's re-election campaign was ugly but it was mostly coming from one side ("law and order" Carolos Vega) while Krasner just ignored him. 
After all the drama and hype and media noise machine that was putting the nail in Krasner's coffin, Krasner won the primary 65% - 35% and the general by almost 70 - 30 over the Republican.
but also elected the first "non-major party" candidate in the city's 300+-year history, Working Families Party Kendra Brooks, to a City Council at-large seat.
(and no she is not a "Democrat" by registration but obviously caucuses/votes with Democrats)
Imagine that! 
