Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「I have been mayor of Dallas for more than four years. During that time, my priority has been to make the city safer, stronger and more vibrant. After securing 98.7% of the vote in my re-election campaign this year, I have no intention of changing my approach to my job. But today I am changing my party affiliation, writes Eric Johnson, Mayor of Dallas, for @wsjopinion. When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican. I have always tried to be honest and say what I think is right for my city. The future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism. Our cities desperately need the genuine commitment to these principles (as opposed to the inconsistent, poll-driven commitment of many Democrats) that has long been a defining characteristic of the GOP. American cities need Republicans—and Republicans need American cities. Mayors and other local elected officials have failed to make public safety a priority or to exercise fiscal restraint. Most of these local leaders are proud Democrats who view cities as laboratories for liberalism rather than as havens for opportunity and free enterprise. With my change in party affiliation, the number of Republican mayors leading the nation’s 10 largest cities has increased from zero to one. I will continue to pursue my three-pronged goal for Dallas: to become the safest major city in America with the best park system in Texas and the lowest taxes in our fast-growing North Texas region. Read more at the link in @wsjopinion’s bio. Photo: Lola Gomez/AP」9月23日 2時27分