The Friendly Mayor’s Race

We all know how it really works: Michael Nutter won the mayor’s race on May 15. The democrat has no chance of being beaten by Al Taubenberger (or, for that matter, ineligible candidate Larry West), unless pictures of Nutter with a dromedary that is not his wife surface.

But, of course, we citizens are supposed to pretend that’s not the case, because it’s nice to keep up the democracy facade, even though only 100,000 people voted for Nutter. (But whatever. The press wanted Nutter to win anyway, right?) But the good thing about the continuation of the mayor’s race is that it’s going to be the friendliest mayor’s race in history. Both Nutter and Taubenberger don’t want to attack each other at all.

“I wanted to set the tone of the campaign and make sure it was a positive one,” Taubenberger said. Besides pledging to trade oatmeal recipes, he said, “We exchanged phone numbers so we can get a hold of each other very, very quickly” if need be.

I believe these two are going to make the city a happier place to live in. Soon, drug dealers and police will be exchanging oatmeal recipies, and homeless will be breaking bread with Rittenhouse Square residents.

Michael Nutter, reluctant celebrity [Inquirer]