Since 2000 English cities have been able to opt to elect executive mayors, but no big metropolis outside London has done so.
But at the state level, unaffiliated voters have often opted to elect socially moderate Republican governors as a check on the Democratic-controlled legislature, Mr. Mackay said.
Tony Blair hopes to revive local politics through elected mayors, but that neither solves the regional problem nor arouses much enthusiasm: 30 places have held mayoral referendums since 2001, only 11 have opted to elect a mayor and none of them is a big city.
Why did those voters opt for a minimum wage increase but choose to elect officials who do not support it?
The proposals were produced following a review by the former City minister, Lord Myners, though they water down his recommendation to purge the board of elected directors, instead opting to keep three chosen by the group's membership.
In fact, the firm opted to continue hiring and electing partners even during the down market.
The latest attempt at improving engagement was rebuffed: only one city, Bristol, opted to install a directly elected mayor, the rest said no.
Yorkshire opted to toss, won it and elected to bat before Sam Cook caused all sorts of problems with his nagging seamers.
While there should be mechanisms for workers and firms to elect to opt out of this default, it should encourage the formation of channels of worker voice.
If the president-elect does opt to stay with "Keep America Great," a slogan used to promote a horror film trolling his campaign, you may want to familiarize yourself with this preview for Trump's America... er... we mean the trailer for "The Purge: Election Year". .
In the end, Mr. Yee, one of the highest-ranking Chinese-American elected officials in San Francisco, opted to skip the parade altogether for the first time in memory.
