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Blaming the 'other' party is exactly what both parties would like us to do. It keeps people from sitting back and realizing both parties pretty much suck.
It is also silly to care whether someone is a Republican or Democrat with local positions, it is more important to pay attention to the individual, their platform, and their record. The OP is just playing a strawman argument as if they found a pot of gold, when in reality they found false gold made out of elephant dung.
I do live in Portland. I was just naming a place that's super awesome to live in, is wildly popular, beautiful, and tends GOP.
The thing of it is, this exact same sort of post has happened before whilst criticising conservative governments. For example, there was a post about how Wisconsin had one of the lowest job rates in the US and attributing that to Rick Scott.
All I am saying, is that there are very uniquely Democratic "things": public sector unions, public sector pensions, and high taxes that are causing a lot of issues and distress at local and state levels.
Then why aren't you living in one of those awesome places to live? Sounds like it would be a better fit for you.
I don't really pay much attention to Wisconsin, so I can't really comment on it.
It has also been pointed out to you that it doesn't matter if a city is run by democrats or republicans, if a city is run poorly then it is going to probably struggle.
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It is also silly to care whether someone is a Republican or Democrat with local positions, it is more important to pay attention to the individual, their platform, and their record. The OP is just playing a strawman argument as if they found a pot of gold, when in reality they found false gold made out of elephant dung.
That's pretty much how I've always voted, I'd vote for someone whose policies I disagreed with if I trusted him/her as a person. The problem is all too often I'm not thrilled with any of the candidates and wind up going down that crappy 'less bad' road. Less of a problem in local elections but it seems by the time many candidates have won a national nomination they've sold out to so many special interests it's hard to tell where they really stand.
That's pretty much how I've always voted, I'd vote for someone whose policies I disagreed with if I trusted him/her as a person. The problem is all too often I'm not thrilled with any of the candidates and wind up going down that crappy 'less bad' road. Less of a problem in local elections but it seems by the time many candidates have won a national nomination they've sold out to so many special interests it's hard to tell where they really stand.
When it comes to national politics, it sometimes makes more sense to vote for the party platform you agree most with, but with state and local levels it should be more about the individual platform.
So you are trying to compare our US military to a failing auto industry? Nice try. As long as there is a military presence in those two cities, they will always have a low unemployment and a fairly stable economy.
Anyone who thinks Republican policies and economic proposals are somehow more preferable / more beneficial than those from the Democratic Party (and vice-versa) is just a myopic partisan hack. Sheer unfounded bias and ignorance.
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And elect Republicans, because Democrats have a very mixed record on running municipalities.
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So do Republicans.
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Exactly. This is certainly not a partisan issue. Some people can't comprehend that, or won't accept it. This is because they are myopic partisan hacks.
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Can we PLEASE stop all this non-sense fighting and blaming between political parties? There are both red and blue cities that are doing very well.
This^
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No two municipalities are the same, they each have their own unique problems and benefits, that is why you can't play stupid partisan politics at the local level because the D and R really don't mean a thing.
And this^
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Blaming the 'other' party is exactly what both parties would like us to do. It keeps people from sitting back and realizing both parties pretty much suck.
And especially this^
But again, some people are just hardwired to be myopic partisan hacks.
Colorado Springs is also highly dependent on tourism, so people can see Pikes Peak.
Pfttt...
Pike's Peak? What's that?
California has the both the highest mountain in the lower 48 states - Mount Whitney, and the lowest point below sea level in North America. - at Badwater in Death Valley.
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