How the Mayor of Phoenix Plans to Take on Trump

How the Mayor of Phoenix Plans to Take on Trump

Forgive Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton if he feels caught in a crossfire. For years, Phoenix has been at the center of the escalating nationwide struggle between progressive cities and conservative Republican state legislatures, usually dominated by voices from suburban and rural areas.

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Stanton is working with Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who faced her own high-profile state preemption struggle over trans-gender rights, to organize other mayors of blue cities in red states. “We’ve got to fight for the people of our community,” he says, “and not get pushed around.” One of the Trump era’s defining questions is whether the dynamic metropolitan areas molding the America of 2050 can continue to thrive under an insular presidential agenda aimed largely at non-urban voters who believe the U.S. was a better place in 1950.