![]() ![]() Addressing this issue will require new ideas, innovative solutions, and someone who has a history of personally tackling these issues.” - but contains not one specific policy proposal. Jeff Brown’s website is long on diagnostic bromides - “The pervasive lack of economic opportunity, particularly in neighborhoods and communities of color across Philadelphia, represents one of the biggest failures in our city. (Campaigns love to talk about appointing “czars.”) Rebecca Rhynhart’s website features two policy position papers: A credible public safety plan, and an opioid crisis intervention blueprint that would include appointing an Opioid Czar, reporting directly to the mayor. Need proof? Check out each campaign’s website: Good luck deciphering an idea that makes you say to yourself, “Hmmm, that’s interesting I never thought of that before.” And forget discovering a vision for where Philadelphia ought to be in five years, or a roadmap for how to get there. Every candidate is talking about crime and trash because that’s what the polls tell them you want to hear about, but they’re tip-toeing around those topics, afraid to step out too much. So we get campaigns where caution and fear rule the day.Īnd that gets us to where we are now, as we contemplate a new political leader in Philadelphia. The less the voter knows about what you really think, the more opaque you are, the greater the likelihood that voters will see in you what they want to see. But more and more of late, consultants and staffers have convinced their candidates that playing small often better serves their electoral fortunes. ![]()
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