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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Interesting
	Date:	9/15/2008 10:19:24 AM

That's an interesting response from someone that goes by the name Mythbuster. I am almost 50 years old and have lived in a number of large cities (Pittsburgh, Dallas, Atlanta, etc.) and have never seen a mayoral candidate that didn't have some party affiliation. I am curious the source of that supposed factual statement or was it off the cuff? My sense from experience and being a political news junkie that at least for the last 25 years when I have been paying attention the exact opposite it true....the vast majority of mid to large city mayoral candidates have some party affiliation.

Not only do I believe the list above, but when I look at cities formally controlled by a liberal Democrat that converted to a conservative Republican the turn around has been nothing short of amazing. Obviously New York City going from Dinkins to Guiliani is just one high profile example. There are a number of others. That is not to say every Republican has been a good mayor, but I venture to say that every Republican that stuck to conservative principals has been an effective mayor.