Anthony Williams
Exactly How Wasteful Was the Tony Williams Campaign?
The only metric that really matters in an election is the vote count. But it’s interesting to look at which candidates got the most value […]
13 Biggest Winners and Losers in Tuesday’s Election
There were the obvious winners and losers in Tuesday’s election. In the mayoral race, Jim Kenney eviscerated the competition, while Anthony Williams lost by a downright embarrassing margin. […]
Party Hopping: Scenes From Philly’s Big Election Night Bashes
Last night, Philadelphia magazine dispatched reporters to most of the Democratic mayoral candidates’ Election Day parties (sorry, Milton Street) to document the agony and the ecstasy […]
The Brief: 3 Reasons Jim Kenney Crushed His Opponents
1. Jim Kenney won Philadelphia’s mayoral race by the biggest margin in modern history. The gist: The former City Councilman defied the odds — he got off to a late start, […]
Jim Kenney Wins in Historic Landslide
Updated 5/20/2015 with nearly final election results. Jim Kenney won the Democratic mayoral primary in dominating fashion Tuesday night, capturing neighborhoods across the city in a […]
The Mayoral Race Gets Weird — Real Weird
The mayoral race is getting weird in its final days. Case in point, mayoral candidate Anthony Hardy Williams scheduled a press conference today outside of Estia, […]
The Brief: Why We Didn’t Know Who Was Winning the Philly Mayor’s Race Until This Week
1. The reason there was only one poll this entire mayoral campaign? Cell phones. And money. The gist: The first independent poll of the Philadelphia mayor’s race was just […]
The No-Bullshit Mayoral Election Guide
The election is on Tuesday, May 19. That’s really soon! And maybe you haven’t followed the mayoral race all that closely. That’s OK. You’re busy. […]
Jim Kenney Has Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race
Well, that was pretty much what we expected. Only more so. The first independent poll this season found that former City Councilman Jim Kenney is leading the […]
The Single Weirdest Campaign Donation in the Philly Mayor’s Race
A strange thing happened last week. Campaign finance reports revealed that an Edison, N.J-based group called the “Carpenters’ Fund for Growth and Prosperity” donated $750,000 this spring to a […]
The Brief: America’s Infrastructure Problem
1. Amtrak Crash Sparks Debate Over Country’s Crumbling Infrastructure The gist: Last night, an Amtrak train en route to New York City derailed in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood. […]
The Case for Anthony Williams
(Editor’s note: This week on Citified we’re featuring op-eds from supporters of the mayoral candidates. Monday, Ken Trujillo endorsed Jim Kenney. Today, Ajay Raju, CEO […]
The Brief: City Council Signs Off on a $7.27 Million Purchase of Land for New Waterfront Philadelphia Prison
1. A City Council committee has authorized spending $7.27 million to buy a new 58-acre parcel on the Delaware waterfront for a new city prison. […]
The Case for Jim Kenney
(Editor’s note: This week on Citified we’re featuring op-eds from supporters of the mayoral candidates. Up first is Ken Trujillo, who is endorsing Jim Kenney. […]
The Brief: Philly’s Strict Campaign Finance Rules Are a Success! Sort Of …
1. Philly’s Campaign Finance Reform, Against All Odds, Is Still Kind of Working The gist: Look, it’s true: Super PACs, which can spend unlimited amounts of money […]