Lightfoot it is, then. And to hell with the Tribune and their push for more status quo while pretending that Yet Another Daley is some kind of bold, visionary approach for the city. I’m already represented by a Daley in the City Council, and on the County Commission. How many fucking Daleys do we need running this city?
I guess it’s good that I’m probably moving to the burbs next year.
Thanks for the information. I think I’m leaning towards Amara Enyia, although her credentials are a little unclear. Enterpreneur, consultant, author; these could all represent impressive achievements or be code for “perpetually unemployed”. but I see she has raised over $600,000, so I’m assuming she’s a fairly serious person.
I’d also be fairly happy with Lightfoot, Mendoza or Preckwinkle. Hell No to Daley III.
I’m really hoping we in the 40th Ward rid ourselves of notoriously corrupt machine alderman O’Connor. We have four good strong progressives on the ballot. I have my favorite but will be happy to support any of them in a runoff.
I ended up voting Vallas, as well, with Lightfoot my second choice. It really was almost a coin flip when I early voted on Monday. But I expect it to end up Preckwinkle v Daley in the end, and I don’t know what I’ll do there. An online quiz on the issues, though, had Preckwinkle closest to my positions and Daley farthest, which was unexpected. I don’t particularly mind Preckwinke as much as everyone else seems to, though.
More interestingly, I’m in the 14th, Ed Burke’s ward. I won’t be surprised if he wins it outright. It’ll be close, but I could see him taking around 53-55% of the vote and avoid a runoff. The most qualified opposition candidate, Jaime Guzman, unfortunately doesn’t have the bankroll Chuy’s candidate Tanya Patiño does. The results will be interesting.
Crain’s Chicago Business has just endorsed Daley as well.
The candidates will be interviewed on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight today and on Monday, in case anyone is interested in.
I have no connection with Chicago other than having friends there. But I do have a rooting interest, as an aviation enthusiast: Vote for Willie Wilson, and rebuild Meigs Field.
You know he voted for Trump?
OnlypollI can find, from last week:
So Preckwinkle, Daley, Mendoza, Lightfoot, Chico and (marginally) Enyia seem to be contending for the Finals. Lot of low cards in that hand. I’m probably going with Lightfoot.
Apparently a great deal of that was from Kanye West. Presumption of seriousity revoked.
While surfing the news, I came across this:
Really? He had to apologize for merely referring to Nazis in a less than solemn fashion?
He dared to Godwin without official sanction? Really? That’s cause for public ostracism
now?
I guess there will be no more Hogan’s Heroes on MeTV then.
Every campaign is going to pounce on anything they can milk for a bit of outrage, which translates to free publicity. You’re sharing this article, are you not?
The Nazi thing is just a dumb political joke in bad taste (a dime a dozen on Twitter and Facebook) and isn’t worth anyone clutching their pearls over, but it just shows how nervous the Preckwinkle people are of Lightfoot. Toni’s goon who got in a screaming match with Lori a few days ago and criticized her for being Trump-like (LOL) is another example.
Preckwinkle just has her union base and a bunch of aldermanic endorsements. She’s not unstoppable- her personality is an empty void, she sits in the center of a web of city corruption, and she’s never had to face a competitive race before. Lori Lightfoot can beat her in the runoff if she makes it there, and they know it.
I voted for Vallas already but Lightfoot was my 2nd choice. Lori is picking up a lot of steam during this last stretch though, and I hope she secures a spot in the runoff.
We already have a mayoral thread, I’m going to ask a mod to merge this, I just saw the Tribune breaking news.
And, yeah outside of the unions, I know no one who likes Preckwinkle but she’ll still make the run off and perhaps win. It’s going to be damn hard for a lot of people I know to vote Daley and they might just sit out such a Daley-Preckwinkle run off.
Fair enough. Threads merged.
I hate Daley with a passion. I think the parking meter and Skyway sell-offs are unforgivable, both of which Bill had a hand in. He was a complete failure as Obama’s chief of staff and US Commerce Secretary, and by all accounts he’s the dimwitted George W. of the Daly clan.
But if it’s Daly v Preckwinkle in April, I will gladly vote for the former. Insert lesser of 2 evils cliche here. Daly would be a 70-year-old freshman mayor (!!) and would just be a placeholder who at least keeps development on pace and keeps us afloat. Hopefully. He is old and will serve just 1 or 2 terms.
Preckwinkle otoh is fairly young and is pet of the CTU and city council. She could rule as a Boss for decades like the previous Dalys.
I agree Daley is probably one term and I’m surprised he decided to run. It’s a job I certainly wouldn’t want, Rahm has had everything thrown at him and it’s a thankless job that really isn’t a steppingstone to anything, especially at Daley’s age.
Well, tomorrow is Election Day. Stunning new poll shows a 3 way tie among Preckwinkle, Daley, and Lightfoot. It would be so sweet to have a Daley/Lightfoot runoff, but I gotta think Preckwinkle’s union voters will turn out.
Lightfoot’s meteoric rise has been amazing to see these last few weeks.
But with the margin of error in all the polls at ±3ish%, literally more than half of the candidates have a viable path to the runoff.
In a way we are lucky, as it’s very rare for a single vote to have as much value as it does in this election. Once-in-a-lifetime mayoral race, for sure.
CBS Chicago reporting that it’s on pace for record low turnout.
Anecdotally, I haven’t seen a single “I voted” wristband at the office today.