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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums53% of Chicago Primary vote reported...
93,204
36.3%
Brandon Johnson
50,499
19.7%
Lori Lightfoot
40,473
15.8%
Jesus Garcia
35,949
14.0%
Vallas is the pro-police candidate; Johnson is the pro-teachers union candidate.
Tickle
(2,514 posts)Does the guy who gets the most votes win or is it you need 50% of the votes?
brooklynite
(94,502 posts)mucifer
(23,530 posts)I voted for Brandon!
Ace Rothstein
(3,160 posts)I don't think I've ever seen a politician alienate almost everyone before.
Indykatie
(3,696 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)JI7
(89,247 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)read about her.. it was that people were happy she won.
Can you tell us just a bit of what she did to alienate so many people?
TY
Ace Rothstein
(3,160 posts)Last edited Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:28 AM - Edit history (1)
She kept parks and beaches closed for far too long during the pandemic and seemed to take joy in doubling down on these policies when it was shown outdoor spread wasn't common. CPS was one of the last districts to go back to in-person learning which enraged a lot of parents. She clashed pretty hard with both the police union and teacher's union. She recently said black voters should vote for her or not vote at all. Violent crime is up considerably and while it is up all over the country, it is way up in Chicago. That falls more on the Cook County State's Attorney, IMO, but Lightfoot is the mayor so she'll take the heat for the crime issues. Those are just a few things off the top of my head.
Cha
(297,154 posts)says a lot!
Beautiful Disaster
(667 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,160 posts)I can't remember the last time an incumbent got below 20% in a primary, although I'm sure it has happened.
Beautiful Disaster
(667 posts)He was seen as an up and coming politician during the Obama years - way more than Lori ever was for Chicago.
Don't forget his aborted campaign to win the Democratic Primary for congress last year.
Dude went from a legit candidate for president to being a joke by 2019.
Lori flamed out - but De Blasio did so more nationally. Even Giuliani had a redemption of sorts after 9/11 that led him to become the early favorite in 2008 for the GOP nod for president.
RandySF
(58,770 posts)Polybius
(15,385 posts)Last edited Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:47 PM - Edit history (2)
She's Chicago's Bill de Blasio.
Celerity
(43,317 posts)https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-paul-vallas-mayor-republican-20230213-rjl6fmiri5ftbjheqxehovkop4-story.html
Dannys Pizza on the Southwest Side is often packed on a weekend, but nothing like the turnout for a recent Paul Vallas campaign stop. A waiter got stuck by the kitchens pass-through window trying to deliver a fresh pizza to the right table. A woman exclaimed, Jesus Christ! when someone squeezing past almost knocked the plate out of her hands. And a man surveying the room bemusedly observed, This is a COVID risk. When Vallas finally took the microphone at the Garfield Ridge restaurant, he cut straight to the point. This whole campaign is about taking back our city, pure and simple, Vallas said.
He repeatedly invoked that refrain throughout his remarks as the crowd soaked it in and cheered. He blamed Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx for high crime, said hed get criminals off the street and added, for the benefit of government workers in the crowd, that he wouldnt cut pensions. When it came time to take questions, a woman stood up and asked about her educational concerns. Im hoping that youre going to be very active in the schools and get rid of the CRT, get rid of this sex education, the woman said, referring to the term critical race theory that has become a national touchstone for conservatives opposed to teaching concepts such as institutional racism in American history. Critical race theory isnt a formalized curriculum in Illinois and attempts to curtail such teachings in the state have been unsuccessful.
In his response, Vallas did not address the womans comments on critical race theory or sex ed. He simply recited his stump speech on education including a promise to funnel more money to the local schools and open campuses during evenings, weekends and holidays and then continued his path through the crowd. The encounter highlights a thorny campaign issue for Vallas: As he makes his second bid for Chicago mayor and proclaims himself a lifelong Democrat, hes pivoted to run on law-and-order and other themes that have drawn support from conservatives in the city and state. While Vallas doesnt want to lose conservative supporters many on the Northwest and Southwest sides who could propel him past the Feb. 28 election into a runoff he also cant alienate the rest of the city if he wants to win on April 4.
As Vallas tries to strike that balance, he has faced attacks from rivals that hes truly a Republican, a charge they hope will sink his campaign. Even though municipal elections in Illinois have been technically nonpartisan since 1999, Chicago hasnt had a Republican mayor since 1931. President Joe Biden won the city with more than 80% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election and former President Donald Trump lost all 50 wards, though he came close to winning the 41st Ward on the Far Northwest Side. Christopher Mooney, a political science professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said he isnt surprised by the Republican attacks against Vallas. He noted Vallas is likely to face criticism as a perceived front-runner and as someone who is unapologetically pro-charter schools and the endorsed candidate of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police.
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mucifer
(23,530 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,912 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)of Votes she got this time it seems many didn't want her to be Mayor again.
Polybius
(15,385 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,325 posts)Oh, and she did it while black and gay.
All at a time when crime has been on the upswing in cities around the country and Chicago has butt hurt cops who dont get their asses kissed. Chicago cops have been on an on the job strike since the Laquan McDonald murder by cops.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)When the forces are against you, it difficult to do anything. Same for Adams. All three of these named mayors are different but way better than Giuliani who was sooooo revered. I guess you have to be ruthless to be revered...sorta like Al Capone.
Polybius
(15,385 posts)Didn't care for de Blasio. Hated Rudy, loved Bloomberg's first term. Second was ok. Third rather bad.
msongs
(67,395 posts)brooklynite
(94,502 posts)148,647
35.3%
Brandon Johnson
85,593
20.3%
Lori Lightfoot
68,044
16.1%
Jesus Garcia
58,258
13.8%
Bristlecone
(10,125 posts)Hes pro-police and Johnson is pro teacher?
Cadfael
(1,296 posts)From the Tribune: Chicagos Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Paul Vallas in his campaign for mayor, union president John Catanzara announced. Jan. 7 2023
And Mr Catanzara is a huge tRumpy POS.
Bristlecone
(10,125 posts)Get the endorsement of educators, but rather the trump backing FoP head
Cadfael
(1,296 posts)That should be enough to remove him from anyones consideration.
ancianita
(36,023 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,888 posts)brooklynite
(94,502 posts)Lightfoot never handled it.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Jane Byrne?