lordredsnake t1_ja671x2 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:22 AM

Reply to comment by shnoogle111 in Rebecca Rhynhart is running to be Philly’s 100th mayor – the first female to lead the city by Saint_2022

I was in her corner for a while, but after talking to people with insight into how her office was run, seeing her pay corrupt John Street for an endorsement, and watching her disappointing Philadelphia Citizen interview, I'm looking for a next best choice. I'm just not convinced who that might be yet.

She came to the interview unprepared and just repeated platitudes about how amazing the city is and her job as Mayor as being enthusiastic and getting people to work together. It was totally devoid of specifics even though Nutter, her former boss, was pretty easy on her.

DoctorRieux t1_ja989tk wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Ah, that is disappointing to hear. I still support her, but I hope she can get it together to run a successful campaign and deliver on her promises.

lordredsnake t1_ja9i7wc wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:54 PM

The reality is, this is still Philadelphia, and politics is politics, so we're not going to get a perfect candidate, even with this wide open field. But I think she came out swinging with a very high standard and she might have a hard time living up to that during the campaign unless she really steps up her debate/interview prep and retail politics. She's essentially been running for mayor ever since she took office as Controller, so she should really be on better footing at this point in time.