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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' speech that is going viral and is fueling speculation of her rise to VP.
Link to tweet
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)so I'm sure Biden is paying attention.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,701 posts)I'd say her speech puts her at the top of the bunch.
Brava!
Hekate
(90,793 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)Some people in the city are very angry about the significant loss of low income housing. There's been speculation that Bottoms could be the last black mayor for awhile because of all the white people moving to the city.
IMO, she's done a good job while the state houses and governorship are in Repub hands.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)In Florida, the expansion of the University of Florida and Florida State University resulted in the surrounding areas becoming vastly bluer, with Tallahassee (Home of FSU and the much smaller FAMU) electing a young Black Mayor.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Anytime a city attracts facilities like biotech development, advanced communications, ect, it is going to get the people that work in those places and want a shorter drive. Gentrification resulted in the Bulkhead area of Atlanta electing a democrat for the first time in many years, so it won't necessarily lead to the end of Black Mayors for the city.
delisen
(6,044 posts)Millenials and low income Atlantans got shafted while developers made out quite well.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Skya Rhen
(2,701 posts)and?
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)We can work out the flavor of Kibbles later.
A ridiculous answer to a less than standup post.
BannonsLiver
(16,448 posts)Eh, doesnt roll off the tongue does it.
JudyM
(29,277 posts)We need good speakers like this, glad to see her!
Cha
(297,655 posts)Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was one of the first to endorse Joe Biden for President.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)A true leader.
Rec.
JI7
(89,264 posts)in Georgia .she lost becsuse if the cheating . the shit running against her had control over the elections.
Goodheart
(5,340 posts)Or is it Mayor Lance Bottoms?
OH MY GOD I LOVE HER.