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Uncle Joe

(58,361 posts)
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:56 PM Mar 2023

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Loses Election; Candidates Backed by Police & Teacher Unions Head to Runoff



Chicago-based Democracy Now! co-host Juan González gives an update on the Chicago mayoral race after incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to advance to a runoff election. The two top candidates are now Paul Vallas, the former head of Chicago Public Schools, who has been endorsed by the local police union, and Brandon Johnson, an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union. González says the race pits progressives in the city against centrist and conservative forces and could be a bellwether of where the Democratic Party goes.
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Loses Election; Candidates Backed by Police & Teacher Unions Head to Runoff (Original Post) Uncle Joe Mar 2023 OP
i think vallas got all the votes he's gonna get. mopinko Mar 2023 #1
hope you are right. I think he will get some Willie Wilson votes So glad Brandon advanced! mucifer Mar 2023 #2
i think teachers are itchin for a fight. mopinko Mar 2023 #3

mopinko

(70,103 posts)
1. i think vallas got all the votes he's gonna get.
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 01:36 PM
Mar 2023

i dont see any of lori or chuy’s voters going to him.

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