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Wawa played it cool when Mayor Cherelle Parker stamped this year's Fourth of July concert and fireworks show with her "One Philly" political slogan.

• But company officials privately raised questions about how the decision would affect Wawa's longstanding sponsorship, emails obtained by Axios reveal.

Why it matters: Parker's decision to risk the support of one of the region's cultural touchstones may have been an unforced error.