Bruce, I believe it means that she isn't a king-maker, at least not anymore.
Mario On 5/16/07, B Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What does that say about the coucilwoman who backed knox? On 5/16/07, Kirk Wattles <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > (The 27th Ward is from Market Street south, east of 45th, and along > Woodland Ave in a chunk a couple of blocks wide out to 52nd.) > > From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Thomas Fitzgerald's article at: > http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/ > 20070516_Message_of_change_a_winner.html > > "In the end, Nutter held his base among the white liberals who, polls > showed, were most concerned about political reform. He won 65 percent > or more of the vote in the Fifth and Eighth Wards of Center City, the > Ninth Ward in Chestnut Hill, and the 27th Ward in University City." > > "He also won most of the city's predominantly black wards. Nutter ran > first in North Philadelphia and first or a close second behind Fattah > in West Philadelphia, usually getting 33 percent of the vote or more. > > "Nutter also did better in traditionally white wards than most previous > black candidates. In the half-dozen wards that make up most of the > Upper Northeast, for instance, he got 25 to 30 percent of the vote." > > -- > Kirk Wattles > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. >