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[Philadelphia Mayor] Al Taubenberger: 'I've got nothing to lose'
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jun 11, 2007 07:11pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 01:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Philadelphia Inquirer article.
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" Three and a half.
That's how Al Taubenberger rates his chances, on a 1 to 10 scale, of being elected Philadelphia mayor in November.
It's a higher rating than what he gave himself before - and certainly higher than anyone else in this city probably would give him.
Don't get him wrong. Taubenberger hasn't gone off the deep end.
He may be the GOP nominee, but he's fully aware that it has been nearly 60 years since a Republican ruled City Hall. He knows the numbers are stacked against him, what with registered city Democrats outnumbering Republicans nearly 5-1.
And Taubenberger surely watched last month as Democrat Michael Nutter did the unthinkable and ran away with the prize in his party's five-way primary.
Still, he is the voice of optimism. "A year ago," says Taubenberger, gleefully, "nobody thought that Michael Nutter would win the Democratic primary."
Besides, he says, "I've got nothing to lose."
Such is the world of the underdog candidate in a race that much of Philadelphia sees as over.
Nutter can hardly walk a few steps without somebody clamoring for his picture, a handshake, a mere nod.
On Friday afternoon, Taubenberger sat for more than an hour inside a popular and crowded Port Richmond cafe, not far from his home turf in Northeast Philadelphia.
One customer waved, from afar." |
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