Pennsylvania

Not to step on your story Randy, but the Post-Gazette has been rather anti-Gainey all through this mayoral campaign.

Now the PG is framing O'Connor's primary win as the first defeat of the progressive Democrats in western Pennsylvania. In my mind that's a little over the top, but the Post-Gazette has had its own agenda for too long. (Meaning: the Block family owners are MAGA and they're trying to publish their red rag in a deep-blue city.)

Corey O'Connor is just as much a true-blue Democrat as Ed Gainey and his life history goes deep in Pittsburgh. Also his financial management credentials are stronger than Gainey's, and I believe that is what got O'Connor elected.