Lynne Abraham
The Brief: Show Me the Money
For those closely watching the mayor’s race, today is pretty much Christmas: It’s the deadline for candidates to file their 2014 campaign finance reports. All signs point […]
Lynne Abraham: Can a Woman Win the Philadelphia Mayor’s Race?
It seems an unlikely thing to be doing with Lynne Abraham. On a cool, breezy Friday in New York in December, we’re at the Frick, […]
Five Ways Jim Kenney Will Upend the Mayoral Race
The imminent entry of Jim Kenney into the mayoral race will upend the contest.
Lynne Abraham’s First Campaign Video Stars … Lots of Dogs and Gandhi?
So here’s something peculiar. Lynne Abraham’s first multimedia foray of the 2015 election features her holding a lap dog and going on at some length […]
Trujillo’s Exit: What it Means and Who It Helps
Ken Trujillo shocked the city’s political class Wednesday when he announced that he was withdrawing from the mayoral race. You may be wondering: Why does it matter that a […]
Game On: Trujillo Camp Knocks Abraham Over Citified Q&A
In her Citified Q&A published yesterday, Lynne Abraham had some tough words about Barack Obama. I’d asked Abraham about why she had decided to run now, […]
Q&A: Lynne Abraham Talks Pot, Race Relations, Schools and More
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham is the early leader in the narrowing mayoral field, with a huge head start over her opponents in name recognition […]
The Philadelphia Mayor’s Race 2015: Assessing the Candidates
There is, already, a bored, obligatory quality to Philadelphia’s 2015 mayoral election. The candidates underwhelm. Public interest is running low. For all its outsize influence […]
Abraham Campaign: Poll Shows Her in Lead
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham leads the still-nascent Philly mayoral race — at least, she does according to a poll commissioned by her campaign.
Lynne Abraham’s Message: I’m Still Relevant!
You’d think that a trailblazing female politician with nearly 20 years of service as district attorney would command the respect of the political class and […]
Lynne Abraham Declares for Mayor, and the Mummers Played Rocky
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham just declared her candidacy for mayor. Philly Mag’s Patrick Kerkstra was there and live-tweeted the announcement: Abraham sends message w/ […]
Lynne Abraham to Announce Mayoral Candidacy at Franklin Institute
We have known Lynne Abraham was running for Philadelphia mayor since an aide told the Inquirer she was running for mayor in September. But with […]
Abraham Confirms Run for Mayor
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham has confirmed that she is a candidate for Philadelphia mayor, making it official during a forum at Penn State Abington. […]
Lynne Abraham to Run for Mayor
Former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham is going to run for mayor of Philadelphia, a source told the Inquirer. Abraham was the city’s district attorney […]
Seth Williams, Lynne Abraham Still Feuding
The Daily News reports that former D.A. Lynne Abraham and current D.A. Seth Williams apparently haven’t smoothed over their rocky relationship. Williams’ remarks about the […]