Daily News | In mostly noncompetitive City Council district races, we recommend Lozada, Anderson-Oberman, and Phillips | Endorsement
. Anderson-Oberman still has a lot to learn about city government and policymaking, but he’s also pledged to run his office differently than Bass. That’s more than enough to garner our support.gets our endorsement. Despite serving for less than a year, Phillips has already established himself as one of the most engaged and effective members of Council.
That more districts don’t offer competitive races is a shame for voters, and yet another sign that it’s time to think about lowering the barriers that deter candidates from running for these seats. Another factor: The city, outside of the 10th District in Northeast Philadelphia, essentially has a one-party political system. This means that the kind of regular, bipartisan challenges that exist at the federal and state levels are missing in our local races. In some districts, the Republican Party has so few registered voters that even getting on the ballot would be a difficult task.
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