Einstein's Definition of Stupidity, Anyone?

Here is an interesting post that illuminates the sad decay of Detroit. Like many of our urban centers, Detroit's economy has been on a long slide downward and thus its civic vitality has been hollowed out. Allow me to add to this pictorial essay some other interesting factoids regarding our country's poorest cities...

What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

#1: Detroit, MI hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961;
#2: Buffalo, NY hasn't elected one since 1954;
#3: Cincinnati, OH ...since 1984;
#4: Cleveland, OH ...since 1989;
#5: Miami, FL has never had a Republican mayor;
#6: St. Louis, MO ....since 1949;
#7: El Paso, TX has never had a Republican mayor;
#8: Milwaukee, WI ...since 1908;
#9: Philadelphia, PA ...since 1952;
#10: Newark, NJ ...since 1907.

Now, I'm not saying that a Republican mayor in each of these towns would save the day, but it just seems to me that some folks are stuck on stupid...

Note: Newark has the lowest poverty rate of the Top 10 at 24.2% and Detroit takes the prize at 32.5%