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Originally Posted by sonick
Having grown up in Richmond (no longer there now, so don't have much dog in this fight), my perspective is that there hasn't been any major partisan issue he's really had to deal with over the years.
I think given the location being separated by a bridges/transit, Richmond has not had to face challenging issues that other municipalities have. e.g. one councillor yesterday took credit for the small number of drug-related deaths was BECAUSE of the decisions they've made around drug policy.
Additionally the makeup of the citizens are fairly similar-minded when it comes to political perspectives, and do not cause much noise at the municipal level (same cannot be argued on a federal level, e.g. money laundering, drugs, etc.).
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Lifetime Richmond resident here, you are correct... up until the recen debates on home sizes and improper use of farm land... that's the only partisan issue I can think of where the automaticness of him being voted in has been threatened.