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We have an interesting race going on here...five candidates, three black, two white, the black candidates far preferable to the white guys IMO. One Caucasian is Mr. Knox, who made a fortune in predatory payday lending and the like. The other is Representative Bob Brady, who's not a bad guy in the least, but he's a backroom deal-maker and a good one at that, but not a leader IMO. The three African-Americans are competent and rightfully popular, although Representative Fattah has some problems, he's not as frightening as our present mayor. The other two are Dwight Evans, a respectable politician, and the local star Michael Nutter who has an excellent legislative record as a City Councilman, and whose campaign had been undermined by the machine, but has resurged b/c people know how good he is. It's gonna be close. The winner, barring Sam Katz's entry as an Independent, will be the next mayor.
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