Ezra Klein Admits Democrats Have Utterly Failed to Govern Major Cities Well

KLEIN I come from ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles I lived ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco until 18 ░░░░░░░░ ago and I live ░░░░░░░░ New York City The ░░░░░░░░ that surprised me least ░░░░░░░░ the election was the ░░░░░░░░ red shift in these ░░░░░░░░ cities Because if you ░░░░░░░░ talk to anybody who ░░░░░░░░ in them they are ░░░░░░░░ And this idea that ░░░░░░░░ oh no the economy ░░░░░░░░ actually good or crime ░░░░░░░░ actually down this is ░░░░░░░░ just Fox News like ░░░░░░░░ the fu k up ░░░░░░░░ that Like talk to ░░░░░░░░ people who live near ░░░░░░░░ The rage I just ░░░░░░░░ from people in New ░░░░░░░░ this is partially Greg ░░░░░░░░ busing huge amounts of ░░░░░░░░ here but that does ░░░░░░░░ by the way there ░░░░░░░░ enough migrants that Greg ░░░░░░░░ could bus actual human ░░░░░░░░ to New York City ░░░░░░░░ it was a big ░░░░░░░░ problem that New York ░░░░░░░░ was not able to ░░░░░░░░ deal with it right ░░░░░░░░ does show that what ░░░░░░░░ going on on the ░░░░░░░░ was much worse I ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats were letting ░░░░░░░░ accept for all the ░░░░░░░░ of what Abbott did ░░░░░░░░ That was not like ░░░░░░░░ ad campaign those were ░░░░░░░░ actual people who had ░░░░░░░░ into the country who ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming border states The ░░░░░░░░ of disorder rising right ░░░░░░░░ just crime but homeless ░░░░░░░░ trash on the streets ░░░░░░░░ jumping turnstiles in subways ░░░░░░░░ people on the streets ░░░░░░░░ just talk to people ░░░░░░░░ they re mad about ░░░░░░░░ They feel it s ░░░░░░░░ than it used to ░░░░░░░░ I mean in San ░░░░░░░░ like the fury is ░░░░░░░░ And you see that ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ level London Breed the ░░░░░░░░ F mayor just lost ░░░░░░░░ In Oakland they recalled ░░░░░░░░ mayor A bunch of ░░░░░░░░ progressive DAs across the ░░░░░░░░ were recalled or beaten ░░░░░░░░ in reelection campaigns If ░░░░░░░░ Adams has a lot ░░░░░░░░ problems but if he ░░░░░░░░ obviously on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ would almost certainly it ░░░░░░░░ to me lose You ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ well People don t ░░░░░░░░ politics but they live ░░░░░░░░ the place they live ░░░░░░░░ see if prices have ░░░░░░░░ way up And a ░░░░░░░░ of economists telling them ░░░░░░░░ no no no don ░░░░░░░░ worry about the price ░░░░░░░░ everything at least for ░░░░░░░░ people and maybe net ░░░░░░░░ a slight majority of ░░░░░░░░ real wages have modestly ░░░░░░░░ inflation is like not ░░░░░░░░ to do it Because ░░░░░░░░ feel when they get ░░░░░░░░ raise that s them ░░░░░░░░ when prices are going ░░░░░░░░ that s you the ░░░░░░░░