Letter to the Editor: Detailed electoral study

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Detailed electoral study

To the editor:

The Inquirer’s eye-opening, detailed study of the six electoral coalitions leading to the overwhelming victory of Cherelle Parker (May 17), where she would not have needed one single vote from the three voting blocs made up mostly of white Philadelphians, speaks volumes: Parker supporters are desperate for safety and appropriate resources in their neighborhoods — especially for their children. Our city has paid lip service to those resources, but not provided them. Parker supporters are sick and tired of leaders who ignore their basic needs and treat their neighborhoods as invisible. They trust that finally, they have found a political leader who sees them, knows them, and will work tirelessly to deliver necessary care and protection. Further, the study shows how deeply out of touch white neighborhoods are with the fears and suffering our fellow Black Philadelphians face minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.

SaraKay Smullens

Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 28, 2023