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LiberalFighter

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25. Some places they are partisan and others they are not.

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 04:47 PM

Mar 2013

In our city, the mayor is partisan and elected.

In a city I grew up in it didn't have a mayor. The city council was non partisan and they decided who would be the city manager. IMO the voters should decide.

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One study explains why it�s tough to pass liberal laws [View all] SpartanDem Mar 2013 OP

In my experience local politics are often overlooked Chathamization Mar 2013 #1

^^^____^^^^ This nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #2

When you get really local as in school board and mayor and such they don't use partisan labels. Bandit Mar 2013 #16

The city council and mayoral positions here are very partisan Chathamization Mar 2013 #20

Some places they are partisan and others they are not. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #25

YES. If all voters voted, you'd see a liberal groundswell. Beartracks Mar 2013 #34

Matches the facts Chathamization Mar 2013 #35

Apparently it only takes a day or two in the DC echo chamber to reverse a lifetime of knowledge. Scuba Mar 2013 #3

I think there're some real differences in how active people are on issues SpartanDem Mar 2013 #7

I've found that the advocates of privatization schemes are the most vocal locally. They show up at freshwest Mar 2013 #28

Yep. They began taking over local public school boards this way about 25 years ago, by my Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #36

Not only with schools, but that's big one. Bush's faith-based initatives destroyed public oversight freshwest Mar 2013 #38

How depressing. It's greed, something we supposedly as a society, reject. But anyone who is wealthy Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #39

There is pushback - mainly by Democrats to keep the funding in place. freshwest Mar 2013 #40

What makes you think I'm too old to get involved? Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #49

Nothing, that was a disclaimer, some people here don't get involved. It takes time, money, mobility. freshwest Mar 2013 #50

Just as I thought. I was just curious if I was sounding feeble-minded or had said something Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #52

We must also take a strong look at everyone's financial interests to create what's good for all. freshwest Mar 2013 #53

LIberty and just ice for all. What's not to like? I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #54

Go for it. freshwest Mar 2013 #55

Rural America has more power than their numbers say they should, its that simple uponit7771 Mar 2013 #4

Nice to see that liberal politicians are closer to accurately assessing what voters really believe, pampango Mar 2013 #5

The squeaky wheel gets the grease pscot Mar 2013 #6

Well, it used to. Now the corporation keeps all the money instead of doing maintenance, and jtuck004 Mar 2013 #45

Yes! :) Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #51

Because the people who get access to our politicians are conservative... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #8

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Mar 2013 #10

I won! joeybee12 Mar 2013 #11

$1.00 cash. You can come collect any time. Scuba Mar 2013 #12

I assume you live near by so that the travel costs will joeybee12 Mar 2013 #13

Sorry, I should have provided my location. Here ya go ... Scuba Mar 2013 #14

We're neighbors! joeybee12 Mar 2013 #15

OK, now I need to go change my underwear... Thor_MN Mar 2013 #31

I don't think it's just access SpartanDem Mar 2013 #17

This is not exclusively true, but here's how the game is played based on my experience Major Nikon Mar 2013 #18

Interesting study! Kick, Rec, n/t. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #9

when you are dealing with logic and reason versus emotion and fear Snake Plissken Mar 2013 #19

Yeah? Well things are so crazy on the Republican side that I half expect one to ban bikinis. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #23

it's hard to pass liberal laws because big money controls politics and media. duh. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #21

Add another line of how the media tells politicians where their district stands. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #22

That is why, John2 Mar 2013 #24

"History has tried to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #26

Older I get, the more I understand Mark Twain. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #30

I've been saying for several years now that LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #27

The RW has a political party that supports them. The liberal/left has a political party that... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #29

It makes it hard for modern liberals. The right can only care about money and the base loves it. raouldukelives Mar 2013 #41

You may have noticed the GOP has a rigid ideology Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #44

And a poll of people showed that everyone favored progressive policies when labels were removed. Thor_MN Mar 2013 #32

Might I suggest providing more direction to the naive like myself? DaveJ Mar 2013 #33

Democrats are not nearly as proactive in such matters. I was about to say that to "distribute Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #37

If you live in DC I can help Chathamization Mar 2013 #47

This very article shows part of the problem: OBAMACARE IS NOT 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE' Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #42

Great study. There's also the unbalanced nature of representation - toby jo Mar 2013 #43

Its what happens when Gerrymandering keeps saving their jobs. n/t cprise Mar 2013 #46

I blame "Centrist" Democrats, the wolves in sheeps clothing. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #48