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The mayor’s “for too long” mantra has become his signature phrase—used over 80 times since taking office, even in budget talks and heat pump announcements. It’s not accidental: speechwriters say it’s a rhetorical punctuation, signaling big shifts and setting up contrast between a stagnant past and a transformative future. Analysts like Josh Greenman see it as more than a tic—it’s a declaration that the mayor is rewriting the city’s governing philosophy, positioning himself as a historic reformer. Whether you love it or not, it’s a deliberate tool to frame his administration as the long-awaited fix.

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