Off topic, but important. Possibly. This Washington Post analysis of US special elections: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/27/democratic-special-election-gains/Among all special elect… (View Post)

First, thanks to Bartholomew Roberts for the informative header. (There's a 1991 book,by Alan Ehrenalt, The United States of Ambition, that discusses this general problem, here in the US. https://en.… (View Post)

It is not hard to understand why a candidate would argue for city-owned grocery stores in New York. Poorer areas in large US cities often have few grocery stores, stocking mostly foods often thought … (View Post)

In understanding New York City politics, it is helpful to remember this. Mayoral elections in the US can be: Formally partisan, actually partisan Formally nonpartisan, actually nonpartisan Formally n… (View Post)

There are two Kansas Citys in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the larger one in Missouri, and the smaller one in Kansas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas (View Post)