The idea that failing cities alone show Democratic ideas shouldn't be given the time of day is bs. It's a cooperative effort and cities depend on other levels of government. To judge them as if they had wide latitude and many resources to tackle their issues is disingenuous.
A.I never said the ideas shouldn't be given the time of day, I made fun of the idea that if they didn't have people on the other side restraining them we'd all be better off.
2.not every big city is in economic freefall. But I'd be will to bet that if they have had Dem mayors and city councils for 80% of the last 100 years they are. I don't know, maybe there are some exceptions. Maybe a few of them aren't quite in free fall, how's Miami doing?
III.cities have plenty of power to control how they turn out, to argue otherwise is disingenuous. I'm not saying the state or the Feds never sh**t on them or that they have as much power as the state (obviously it varies by state/city) or the Feds (clearly they have the most power), but for the most part, they are controlling their own destiny vis-à-vis other cities.
