Are Repubs purposefully not fielding candidates in cities to reduce Dem turnout?

[JPZenger]

4. Actually, Northampton Co this week is Exhibit A for this theory

In Northampton County, an unknown Republican upset the respected mayor (Callahan) of the largest city in the County (Bethlehem), in the race for County Executive.

The Republicans also swept the County Council races, including defeating incumbent Dems.

Turnout in the city of Bethlehem was extremely low, where Callahan was most well-known. The voters in that city should have provided the margin of victory for a county-wide win, but the Callahan's margin in Bethlehem was less than a few hundred votes.

There were almost no republican candidates for office in Bethlehem or Easton.

Therefore, most of the local Democrats had little motivation to activate a major get-out-the-vote drive among city residents, and the average city resident really didn't have an interest.

Meanwhile, some of the Republican townships did have competitive local races.