2023 Philadelphia mayoral election megathread

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I was driving through North Wales (about 25 miles north of Philadelphia) the other day and saw a David Oh for Mayor sign. I haven't even seen one in Philadelphia proper.

They're everywhere in Chinatown.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I think Oh's Chinatown support is real. It won't be monolithic but he's been actively running a campaign to cater to the kinds of moderate Democrats (and disproportionately also immigrants) who are upset with crime, sanitation issues (we have an infamously bad litter problem), cost of living, and to a lesser extent the Sixers stadium issue, though unlike in New York there doesn't seem to be a broader backlash to Democrats as a whole. Parker will dominate the black wards and will probably hold the kinds of affluent, historically Republican neighborhoods which last crossed over to vote for Katz in 1999 and 2003, which will be more than enough.