Michael Nutter
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Michael Nutter is a former mayor who focused on public safety and community relations during his tenure. This interview reveals his commitment to stabilizing and protecting the community through thoughtful governance and engagement.
“Well, working in this club, I'm 19 years old, the mood and environment in Philadelphia is such that the black political empowerment movement is making gains. People are running for office, a couple other folks had run for mayor, Charlie Bowser.”
“From Philly powers within the African American community, so but, you know, he was about to become council president. I just won my city council seat. And so we had some conversations, reached a level of understanding.”
“And he becomes the first African-American managing director. When Green announces that he's not running for mayor, the upcoming year, and Wilson resigns his position and announces his candidacy, that was a clear symbol and sign that the work that had been done in the early 70s, the battles that were fought, the races that were lost, but t…”
“Secretary Clinton should have a little bit of a lead. And then as Pennsylvania usually does when it gets right close to the election, it'll tighten back up again. And Pennsylvania will be very competitive in terms of this election cycle.”
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