I think it’s the latter. It seems like aldermen see a political benefit from being independent of Johnson right now, even if they would have agreed with his plan.

Once it became clear that there was a majority against the increase, there was no political incentive to vote in support. It also gets the coverage of “city hall taking back the power from the bumbling mayor”

the magic trick of democracy (and the reason i think it is romantic, in its own way) is precisely that you can leverage narcissism and self-interest and even selfishness to do great things for ordinary people

I’ve been meaning to, but this article just reminded me to become a monthly supporter. I’m excited to continue to read your work and learn more about how government actually works!

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