Omaha's First Black Mayor Ousts 3-term Republican

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Voters in Omaha, Nebraska just elected their first Black mayor, Democrat John Ewing Jr., in a historic shift, ousting a three-term Republican who has held that office since 2013. Some political observers say it's the shape of things to come, as President Donald Trump's favorability continues to drop ...

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The Omaha mayoral race was supposed to be a GOP "slam-dunk," now the surprise defeat is sparking panic in Nebraska's Republicans.

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... Democrat John Ewing Jr., in a historic shift, ousting a three-term Republican who has held that office since 2013 ...

Start of a trend?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-14 03:53 PM | Reply

Can anyone list ANY US city that has had 3 or more consecutive terms by a black mayor or mayors (basically, 12 years straight of black mayor rule alone or in combination) that is not a total -------- today?

#2 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-15 01:05 AM | Reply

@#2 ... Can anyone list ANY US city that has had 3 or more consecutive terms by a black mayor ...

And the point of your current trolling alias' comment is?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-15 01:14 AM | Reply

re: #3

Point is alias is racist

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-15 01:26 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"#4 | Posted by hamburglar"

Your reply is racist. I never said that they don't exist - I just challenged you to name one. Your immediate assumption that none actually exists shows that you are the one holding racist views. So, try again - set aside your racism to provide the answer.

#5 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-15 01:43 AM | Reply

@#5 ... I never said that they don't exist - I just challenged you to name one. ...

Does that answer also cover the question I asked of your current trolling alias in my #3?

If so, why?

If not, why not?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-15 02:20 AM | Reply

I will make it easy on you -------- - here are the cities fitting the criteria:

Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Memphis, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Baltimore, Newark, Cleveland, and Birmingham

Tell me which one is not a crime ridden --------.

#7 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-15 03:07 AM | Reply

I never said that they don't exist - I just challenged you to name one.

If they exist then name one yourself. And then your little point you think you had blows away in the wind.

#8 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-15 03:57 PM | Reply

"Can anyone list ANY US city that has had 3 or more consecutive terms by a black mayor"

District of Columbia.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-15 04:06 PM | Reply