I'm sure when the GOP runs a pro-police, pro-stop-n-frisk, pro-brutality candidate for Mayor, the minorities and progressives will be enthused.
Not like those groups are a decently sized voting block of NYC or anything.
Bless your heart, but we had republican mayorship from 1994 to the first month of 2014.
It took a long downward trend in crime mainly because of Giuliani's tough on crime policies until people warmed up again to a democrat mayor and a lot of people are saying now that De Blasio was a mistake.