> what would Republicans offer a city?

There are a lot of local policies that are in the vein of the traditional GOP politics (small govt, personal freedom, less regulation, etc.) that are very applicable to urban living but do cut against national GOP politics. If they could separate the local from the national they'd do great.

Some examples:

* Cutting land use regulations to encourage more housing development. Urban areas suffer from ridiculously high housing prices due to overburdensome regulation

* Give parents more input into how their children's education via school choice.

* Reduce red tape/bureaucracy for accomplishing things in cities like slow permitting processes and starting businesses