{"id":44939,"date":"2021-01-01T11:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T15:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=44939"},"modified":"2021-01-01T11:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T15:44:43","slug":"you-guessed-it-the-10-worst-mayors-who-run-the-worst-sanctuary-cities-are-all-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=44939","title":{"rendered":"You guessed it: The 10 worst mayors who run the worst sanctuary cities are all Democrats."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Year-in-Review: The 2020 List of the 10 Worst Mayors in the Nation<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Jennifer Oliver O&#8217;Connell | RedState<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44942\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44942\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44942\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/34833799-cbb5-4ca1-a8ce-bfc6764ef523-730x487-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/34833799-cbb5-4ca1-a8ce-bfc6764ef523-730x487-1.jpg 730w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/34833799-cbb5-4ca1-a8ce-bfc6764ef523-730x487-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(AP Photo\/ Joseph Kaczmarek, File)<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"post-body\">As one of our RedState diarists Dana Pico\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/diary\/kentucky_dana\/2020\/11\/24\/there-are-times-that-i-wonder-if-todays-democrats-see-george-orwells-1984-not-as-a-warning-but-a-model-of-good-government-n284442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mused<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere are times that I wonder if today\u2019s Democrats see George Orwell\u2019s\u00a0<em>1984<\/em> not as a warning but a model of good government.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In celebration of a 2020 that desperately needs to come to an end, here is a list of the Top 10 Worst Mayors in the nation. These mayors most definitely use Orwell\u2019s\u00a0<em>1984<\/em>\u00a0as their policies and procedures manual, if not their Bible.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as no surprise that all 10 of the mayors on the list are Democrat (something about that political party), and that five of the 10 are mayors of West Coast cities (something about the Pacific Ocean).<\/p>\n<p>Several of the mayors have overseen a mass exodus of people from their cities, and even their state in a 10-month period. But most of all, every one of these mayors stand out as abject failures of governance, with constituents that literally despise them.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, here is the Top 10 Worst Mayor\u2019s list for 2020:<\/p>\n<h5>10. Michael Hancock (Denver)<\/h5>\n<p>Denver Mayor Michael Hancock could have stayed under the radar and never made it to the Top 10 on this list. But thanks to his Holiday Hypocrisy, he landed firmly in the final spot.<\/p>\n<p>My colleague, Scott Hounsell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/scotthounsell\/2020\/11\/25\/denver-mayor-joins-the-democrat-covid-19-hypocrisy-tour-n285177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAccording to the news report, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was spotted leaving the state to go spend Thanksgiving with his daughter in Mississippi.\u00a0 The Mayor\u2019s office said that the Mayor had canceled his big holiday dinner this year, but \u201ctraveled alone\u201d (aside from the whole public transportation and flying from a crowded airport thing).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis flight allegedly also took off 30 minutes after he posted this little gem to his Twitter account:\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331624516267589634&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331624516267589634\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Local investigative reporter Nicole Vap dropped the hammer, exposing Mayor Hancock\u2019s hypocrisy of not only telling others to stay at home, but hopping a flight from Colorado to Mississippi without so much as an eyelash blink.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331657113202946048&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331657113202946048\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331687713955852295&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331687713955852295\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hancock was \u201cdeeply regretful\u201d about his decision, saying he led with his heart and not his head.<\/p>\n<p>When do they ever lead, let alone actually use their head to do so? Asking for a friend.<\/p>\n<h5>9. Sam Liccardo (San Jose)<\/h5>\n<p>Our first Coastie Mayor enters the fray. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, like Hancock of Denver, probably could have avoided this list too; but, when you dictate to people that they are required to follow certain behavior, you better make sure you\u2019re dictating to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Liccardo decided the City of San Jose needed to be scolded and reminded\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_5\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331576931125379082&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331576931125379082\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another plug for local journalism, as I\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenniferoo\/2020\/12\/01\/another-day-another-ca-dem-hypocrisy-san-jose-mayor-sam-liccardo-breaks-his-own-covid-thanksgiving-protocols-n287450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSan Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (Democrat-Duh), ignored his own protocols &lt;clutch the pearls!&gt; and had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/investigations\/san-jose-mayor-ignored-health-protocols-in-joining-parents-others-for-holiday-celebration\/2411207\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thanksgiving with family members<\/a>\u00a0outside of his own household.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2018The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has learned Liccardo celebrated with his elderly parents at their Saratoga home with an unknown number of other guests.\u00a0While the mayor\u2019s staff did confirm the dinner took place, they have not disclosed how many other people attended, how many different households were present, and whether any of those in attendance wore masks while not eating.\u2019 \u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So much for Liccardo avoiding the big gatherings and keeping people safe. The San Jose Mayor assumed because he wasn\u2019t Governor Gavin Newsom, that no one would be watching. Dude, we\u2019re all stuck at home\u2014you know we\u2019re watching.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1334623221535141893&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1334623221535141893\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>8. Steve Adler (Austin)<\/h5>\n<p>Austin Mayor Steve Adler has been a zealot for COVID rules and mask compliance. His Twitter profile shows he is the perfect poster child for mask adherents:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"twitter-timeline twitter-timeline-rendered\" title=\"Twitter Timeline\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-widget-id=\"profile:MayorAdler\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Between criticisms of Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Adler makes sure to post statistics from the County Department of Health and information on how YOU can stop the spread. While he was gaslighting his constituents pretending to be \u201call in it together\u201d, Adler was posting his crumbs of wisdom from a vacation home in\u2026 wait for it\u2026 Cabo San Lucas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331977413207715842&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331977413207715842\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kira Davis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/kiradavis\/2020\/12\/02\/austin-mayor-tells-residents-to-stay-home-from-his-condo-in-mexico-n288358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unveiled<\/a>\u00a0this stunning hypocrisy:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAdler agreed, and just ahead of Thanksgiving he posted a video to his Facebook page once again encouraging Austinites to stay home, avoid travel and forgo Thanksgiving with family in the name of safety. He suggested that Austin may have to close again if people did not comply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he did not disclose is that he sent the message from his family timeshare in Cabo San Lucas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn case you\u2019re not a big geography fan\u2026that\u2019s in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an exclusive report,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/20201202\/austin-mayor-stressed-residents-lsquoneed-to-stay-homersquo-he-was-vacationing-in-cabo-at-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Statesman reveals<\/a>\u00a0that recently Adler hosted an outdoor wedding for his daughter with at least 20 guests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even\u00a0after\u00a0being exposed, Adler had the unmitigated gall to post this to his Twitter account:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1333586817665392643&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1333586817665392643\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_6\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-8\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-8&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1334716472564834304&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1334716472564834304\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maybe if he paid more attention to the home fires, he wouldn\u2019t get called out by the Governor of Texas for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jeffc\/2020\/11\/11\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-takes-aim-at-austin-government-after-surge-in-homicide-rates-n278475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">city\u2019s crime problem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>7. London Breed (San Francisco)<\/h5>\n<p>Our second Coastie in the running for the Top 10 sweepstakes. Besides the most pretentious name this side of Stockton, the San Francisco mayor\u2019s woke governance has seen an exponential increase in homelessness, drug use and public nudity on the streets, not to mention dodging fecal matter on all the major thoroughfares.<\/p>\n<p>Breed has also overseen the exodus of several Silicon Valley heavyweights, including Palantir\u2019s Alex Karp, and Oracle\u2019s Larry Ellison. Yet, like Governor Gavin Newsom, and another mayoral entry, Breed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/09\/26\/let-them-pray-doj-calls-on-san-francisco-to-end-draconian-covid-rules-against-churches-n260589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targets churches<\/a>\u00a0as vectors of COVID spread, and complains that Newsom\u2019s replacement of Senator Kamala Harris with someone who isn\u2019t a Black female is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2020\/09\/06\/914953-n253719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slap in the face<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Breed slapped her own constituents in the face when, on the heels of Newsom\u2019s infamous visit, Breed also dined at the pricey French Laundry. As Jen Van Laar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenvanlaar\/2020\/12\/01\/will-ca-liberals-wake-up-now-sf-mayor-london-breed-also-caught-at-french-laundry-n287796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>, Breed<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/heatherknight\/article\/S-F-Mayor-London-Breed-had-her-own-French-15767506.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral#photo-20326947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attended the 60th birthday party of socialite Goretti Lo Lui<\/a>\u00a0at the exclusive restaurant \u2013 in the very same private dining room Newsom\u2019s party occupied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreed\u2019s spokesperson, Jeff Cretan, described the party as \u2018a small family birthday dinner,\u2019 comprised of eight people, but there\u2019s no word on who the other attendees were and how many households were represented.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>San Francisco is full of champagne elitists, but even they are getting fed up. These elected officials are constantly saying \u201cwe\u201d must sacrifice our time with family and friends in order to stop the spread, without that sacrifice extending in their direction. Breed was still playing this game at the Christmas holidays:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-9\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-9&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341823809381273602&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341823809381273602\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And like many in the rest of the state, very few are playing along.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-10\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-10&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341831620542615557&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341831620542615557\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>6. Jacob Frey (Minneapolis)<\/h5>\n<p>Now to the frozen tundra of the Upper Midwest. Had it not been for the death of George Floyd, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey could have fallen into woke obscurity as another pajama boy running a major city into the ground.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 mb-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey cries at George Floyd's casket at memorial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Vph7pc0vFA?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to Black Lives Matter\u2019s and Antifa\u2019s violent \u201cprotests\u201d over the death of George Floyd, Frey is doing a horrible job of rebuilding from the ruins, especially with no federal funds to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bonchie\/2020\/07\/11\/minnesota-governor-requested-disaster-relief-after-riots-trump-tells-him-to-go-jump-in-a-lake-n247471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assist that<\/a>. You broke it, you pay for it.<\/p>\n<p>Frey and the Minneapolis City Council led the rallying cry to defund the police after the Floyd-inspired violence, where Frey allowed rioters to burn down the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2020\/05\/29\/mayor-of-minneapolis-lets-rioters-burn-down-police-station-force-cops-to-flee-under-attack-but-accuses-trump-of-weakness-n138455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">police headquarters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Frey and the Council got their wish,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/12\/10\/minneapolis-city-council-geniuses-battle-soaring-violent-crime-by-voting-unanimously-to-cut-8m-from-police-budget-n292435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cutting 8 million<\/a>\u00a0from the police budget. But that \u201cMonkey\u2019s Paw\u201d grant came with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jeffc\/2020\/09\/28\/minneapolis-city-council-members-seem-to-regret-pledge-to-abolish-police-department-n260812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">huge surge<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/brandon_morse\/2020\/12\/10\/292478-n292478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">violent crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Frey stays on track, he\u2019ll move up the list come next year.<\/p>\n<h5>5. Jenny Durkan (Seattle)<\/h5>\n<p>Not only does our third Coastie entry, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, win the mid-slot prize, but she is fighting with Frey and our No. 4 entry for the award of Stupidest Mayor on the Planet.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle has tolerated Antifa violence for years, thinking as long as it was isolated to certain areas, that it was all good in the hood.<\/p>\n<p>When Black Lives Matter decided to up the ante and create an autonomous zone called CHOP, then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/brandon_morse\/2020\/07\/02\/chaz-525-crime-n245149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHAZ<\/a>\u00a0(Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in the middle of downtown Seattle, Durkan had nothing but high praise for this expression of<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cfirst amendment rights, demanding we do better as a society and provide true equity for communities of color is not terrorism \u2013 it is patriotism.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-11\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-11&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1271226494858129409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1271226494858129409\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Durkan used it as a platform to condemn President Trump and praise Seattle, who was on the forefront of \u201ctrue, meaningful change.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-12\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-12&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1271226762198835205&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1271226762198835205\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Only after the radicals decided to protest at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2020\/06\/30\/seattle-mayor-jenny-durkan-finds-out-radical-leftists-arent-much-fun-when-they-show-up-at-your-home-n245006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her house<\/a>\u00a0did she decide the protests and CHAZ needed to cease. Things had been going south fairly quickly, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/brandon_morse\/2020\/07\/02\/chaz-525-crime-n245149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rapes and murders<\/a>\u00a0piling up in the autonomous zone, but up to that point, to Durkan it was just one big \u201cblock party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So what did the good Mayor Durkan do? She laid the blame for the fallout at the feet of her police chief\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/sister-toldjah\/2020\/08\/08\/wow-seattle-respects-black-voices-by-slashing-black-police-chiefs-salary-in-retaliation-for-criticism-n250517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carmen Best<\/a>, who happened to be the first woman of color to hold the position. After the Seattle City Council voted to slash Chief Best\u2019s salary in half, Best chose to resign.<\/p>\n<p>My colleague Sister Toldjah\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/sister-toldjah\/2020\/08\/11\/breaking-seattles-first-black-female-police-chief-resigns-after-council-caves-to-blm-reporters-note-irony-n250776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe irony here cannot be overstated. In an effort\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/chief-best-announces-retirement-from-police-department-after-city-council-approves-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to appease<\/a>\u00a0radical \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d activists, the City Council chose to show their support for diverse black voices by punishing one for expressing her disagreement.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So much for true equity.<\/p>\n<h5>4. Ted Wheeler (Portland)<\/h5>\n<p>Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Jenny Durkan are almost neck and neck, but the idiot Wheeler gets a higher ranking for being the worse form of a cuck. And that\u2019s saying a lot when you have Minneapolis Mayor Jason Frey and the winner of the No. 1 slot in this mix.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler decided to march in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/shipwreckedcrew\/2020\/07\/23\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-leads-protests-in-portland-wed-night-feds-didnt-care-n248618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solidarity with violent protestors<\/a>\u00a0back in July, and tolerated his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2020\/12\/10\/ted-wheeler-crumbles-like-a-cheap-suit-on-portland-autonomous-zone-now-its-ten-times-worse-n292459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">own version<\/a>\u00a0of a CHAZ. When President Trump offered to send in the National Guard to help quell the unrest, Wheeler doubled and triple-downed on his hatred for Trump and refused help. Instead he sat back and watched as his citizens\u2019 businesses and the city were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/09\/03\/cmon-ted-mayor-on-the-run-from-anarchists-slams-trump-for-calling-portland-anarchist-jurisdiction-n253431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">destroyed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler has had BLM and Antifa mount perpetual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/shipwreckedcrew\/2020\/09\/01\/who-hates-portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-more-blm-antifa-or-his-neighbors-n253142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protests<\/a>\u00a0at his condo building, where rioters actually entered the lobby of the building and occupied it.<\/p>\n<p>It took over 100 days of violence and destruction of property for Wheeler to finally condemn it. Too little, too late.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-13\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-13&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1330255186372259842&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1330255186372259842\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>3. Lori Lightfoot (Chicago)<\/h5>\n<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was one of the first passengers on the COVID Hypocrisy train. While she tweeted about \u201cStay Home, Save Lives\u201d and threatened people if they broke the lockdowns and quarantine, she decided she needed a haircut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-14\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-14&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1244762897743351808&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1244762897743351808\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My colleague Nick Arama\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2020\/04\/07\/rules-for-thee-but-not-for-me-chicago-mayor-tells-everyone-to-stay-home-then-gets-a-haircut-and-has-worst-excuse-ever-n133670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documented her excuse<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c \u2018I\u2019m on national media and I\u2019m out in the public eye,\u2019 she stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2018I\u2019m a person who, I take my personal hygiene very seriously. As I said, I felt like I needed to have a haircut,\u2019 Lightfoot said. \u2018I\u2019m not able to do that myself, so I got a haircut. You want to talk more about that?\u2019 \u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s not her fault she needs her roots done. How dare you question her authority!<\/p>\n<p>Like Durkan, Mayor Lightfoot praised the Summer\u2019s\u00a0peaceful\u00a0destructive protestors\u2014until they showed up at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2020\/07\/24\/about-a-thousand-blm-activists-march-on-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-house-n248727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her house<\/a>. Then she banned them, but only from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/shipwreckedcrew\/2020\/08\/20\/black-quite-lives-matter-in-chicago-no-protesting-on-mayor-lori-lightfoots-block-n251807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her block<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTo quote Doc Holliday \u2014 or at least the Val Kilmer version of him \u2014 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s \u201chypocrisy knows no bounds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/politics\/ct-chicago-police-lightfoot-protests-20200820-57vxhaa57jhijo3xllrflztcse-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to the Chicago Tribune<\/a>, the Chicago Police Department is under orders from the Mayor\u2019s Office that no protesters are allowed in the area of Logan\u2019s Square where the Mayor lives.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lightfoot continues to be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/11\/12\/left-wing-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-gets-dragged-over-ridiculous-science-is-back-video-in-anticipation-of-biden-presidency-n278970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regular passenger<\/a>\u00a0on the Hypocrisy Express, leading a celebration rally after Joe Biden declared his victorious win in the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>While she also continues to ignore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/07\/06\/as-murder-races-out-of-control-in-chicago-embattled-mayor-blames-covid-19-for-spike-n245497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weekend murders<\/a>\u00a0in Black neighborhoods, and blames them on\u2026 COVID.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bonchie\/2020\/11\/13\/democrats-roll-out-a-new-round-of-tyranny-over-covid-after-being-emboldened-n279481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lightfoot<\/a>\u00a0is part of the intersectional Left (Black, Lesbian), so in Chicago, at least, she\u2019ll always get a pass.<\/p>\n<h5>2. Bill DeBlasio (New York)<\/h5>\n<p>This was another almost neck-and-neck call, but Mayor de Bolshevik aka Marxist Mayor Marfan is still forced to take second string.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the \u201c15 days to stop the spread\u201d, Mayor Marfan decided there needed to be a tip line to report New Yorkers who were not observing social distancing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-15\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-15&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1251496378372632577&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1251496378372632577\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It went over as well could be expected, as my colleague Sister Toldjah\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/sister-toldjah\/2020\/04\/21\/de-blasios-wuhan-virus-snitch-line-flooded-with-obscene-pix-and-reminders-of-his-failed-crisis-leadership-n135138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHere we are just a few days later, and the New York Post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/04\/21\/de-blasios-social-distancing-tip-line-flooded-with-obscenities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is reporting<\/a>\u00a0that the text line has been \u201cflooded\u201d with obscene photos, comparisons of de Blasio to Hitler, and links\/photos to the reports of him\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/sister-toldjah\/2020\/03\/16\/de-blasio-gets-dunke-after-going-to-the-gym-as-nyc-residents-are-told-to-put-their-daily-routines-on-hold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">going to the gym<\/a>\u00a0as other New York residents were told to hunker down.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>De Bolshevik made a big show of painting a Black Lives Matter street mural in the wake of the George Floyd Summer of unrest, and he spearheaded the successful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2020\/06\/29\/bill-de-blasio-1-billion-police-budget-cut-social-programs-young-people-n244907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defunding of the police<\/a>, while watching crime rates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2020\/08\/17\/new-york-crime-72-hours-49-people-shot-n251522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spike out of control<\/a>\u00a0as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Marxist Mayor Marfan is a despised man, even by the state\u2019s governor, who is no peach himself. Democrat Max Rose called him the worst Mayor in the history of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/08\/09\/how-bad-is-bill-de-blasio-a-nyc-democrat-just-called-him-worst-mayor-in-the-history-of-this-great-country-n250583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the country<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-16\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-16&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1292305490001588224&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1292305490001588224\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apparently Mayor Marfan continues to double down on that title with pride, pretending to care by beclowning himself with videos about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/10\/08\/hapless-nyc-mayor-de-blasio-posts-silly-faux-dramatic-mask-video-ted-cruz-promptly-shows-up-with-the-shred-n261802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mask usage<\/a>. While making plans to stiff the Orthodox Jewish community on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/streiff\/2020\/12\/29\/de-blasio-vaccine-jewish-communities-n301209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting vaccinations<\/a>, even though he has personally blamed them for the COVID spread in the city.<\/p>\n<p>You look up \u201cHorrible Human\u201d in the dictionary, and de Bolshevik\u2019s photo is more than likely next to it.<\/p>\n<p>You look up \u201cUseless Tool\u201d, and you\u2019ll find a picture of this West Coast treasure who took the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n<h5>1. Eric Garcetti (Los Angeles)<\/h5>\n<p>Diarist Katlyn Batts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/kartlyn-batts\/2020\/07\/02\/coastal-mayors-serve-as-a-case-study-in-how-not-to-handle-a-crisis-n245209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said it best<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe situation isn\u2019t any better on the west coast either, where Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti\u2019s approach to the COVID-19 epidemic has only worsened many of the most pressing issues facing the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHomelessness, for example, has long been a major problem facing Los Angeles. Mayor Garcetti has promised to address the issue, but he has come up short time and again in finding a true solution. The city pledged to house 15,000 of its homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/homeless-housing\/story\/2020-06-22\/homeless-people-motels-hotels-los-angeles-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">continuously failed<\/a>\u00a0to meet that goal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Garcetti referred to the homeless population as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenvanlaar\/2020\/10\/19\/video-la-mayor-garcetti-likens-homeless-population-to-horsest-n262867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">horseshit<\/a>\u201d and has ignored the overflow of human detritus and waste that has filled every street and freeway underpass from Atwater Village to Woodland Hills, he has fixated on ensuring that every COVID-19 diktat spewed by Governor Hair Gel Newsom is enforced, even declaring that \u201csnitches get rewards\u201d to anyone who would report their neighbor for violating the Governor\u2019s \u201csafer at home\u201d orders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_10\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-17\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-17&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1254235153943146497&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1254235153943146497\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While cutting off\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/08\/06\/meanwhile-la-mayor-garcetti-says-city-will-shut-off-water-power-to-houses-or-businesses-holding-large-gatherings-n250272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">water and power<\/a>\u00a0from homes and businesses who refused to adhere to the orders.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mayor Uselessness did show his concern for Angelenos by giving them a discount on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2020\/10\/31\/your-mayor-cares-about-you-during-covid-los-angeles-discounted-parking-tickets-for-one-and-all-n272770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>parking violations<\/em><\/a>. What a stand up guy!<\/p>\n<p>Unless it comes to any male who was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenvanlaar\/2020\/07\/14\/lapd-officer-on-mayors-security-detail-says-garcetti-stood-by-as-his-deputy-mayor-sexually-harassed-him-n247740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sexually harassed<\/a>\u00a0by his Deputy Mayor and advisor Rick Jacobs, that is. Then he doesn\u2019t know anything about it.<\/p>\n<p>What Garcetti never failed to do was miss a moment to be in front of the cameras as the West Coast surrogate for the Biden-Harris ticket. He even had his hopes of riding the ticket\u2019s coattails to D.C., where his illusions of grandeur could be fully realized.<\/p>\n<p>BLM-LA helped to burst that bubble. They labeled him a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2020\/11\/24\/they-finally-found-one-black-lives-matter-announces-the-first-liberal-white-supremacist-n284928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">white supremacist<\/a>, and protested in front of his house in order to tank any chance that Biden would consider him for a cabinet position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-18\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-18&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1332556534874730497&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1332556534874730497\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenniferoo\/2020\/12\/18\/after-biden-rejects-him-for-a-cabinet-position-garcetti-says-he-will-focus-on-l-a-n296517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLM-LA succeeded<\/a>, so the rest of the nation has been spared Garcetti\u2019s abject incompetence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-19\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1338929011473334272&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fjenniferoo%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fyear-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1338929011473334272\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is Los Angeles is still stuck with him.<\/p>\n<p>What a way to be No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenniferoo\/2020\/12\/29\/year-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478#new_tab\">https:\/\/redstate.com\/jenniferoo\/2020\/12\/29\/year-in-review-the-2020-list-of-the-10-worst-mayors-in-the-nation-n301478#new_tab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year-in-Review: The 2020 List of the 10 Worst Mayors in the Nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}