@rumplegoldfan wrote:
Based upon things that Regina said in FTL, her entire life post killing the King was based upon trying to retain as much power as possible – it was all about having everyone bow down to her. That doesn’t work out so well if everyone chooses to stay in SB, because even the Mayor doesn’t hold “power” in the way that the Royals did in FTL. And without the curse, Regina as Mayor, holds very little power at all.
Especially considering there would likely be an actual Mayoral election for the first time in forever, and I’m guessing Regina wouldn’t win. Actually, chances are she’d get thrown in jail for crimes commited in another dimension, so wouldn’t even be able to run for re-election. Actually, they may not even bother with an election, coz you’d think that David/Charming would automatically be everyone’s first choice for Mayor.