Oh, I’m voting Lori as well, but I’m one of the few I know who doesn’t seem to mind Preckwinkle. I didn’t particularly mind or care about the soda tax, but it was a politically stupid, stupid, stupid move, knowing how Chicago voters are when it comes to taxes. I mean, the neighborhood boards around here just fucking blew up when that whole mess happened.
Most schoolteachers are wonderful people. The CTU, however, is despicable. I can almost guarantee you that if the CTU supports a position, I oppose it. One reason I didn’t vote for Lightfoot in the first election is her support for an elected school board. I strongly oppose an elected school board which will inevitably have a separate Election Day and end up full of CTU puppets.
Lightfoot, after a wave of endorsements from Willie Wilson, Gery Chico, Paul Vallas, several influential aldermen, and a bunch of labor unions, capped it all off with a Tribune endorsement today.
Polling is sparse, but the only 3 polls since the preliminary election all show Lori with an over 40-point lead against Preckwinkle (!!!)
For what it’s worth, my partner is a member of a NW side neighborhood facebook group filled with a bunch of civically engaged Chicagoans, and they also ran a poll among members. Final results were Lightfoot-81% and Preckwinkle-19%. Obviously this wasn’t at all a scientific poll and it probably oversamples high-information voters, but it had over 800 participants- which is actually more than any of the official polls have had so far.
Is it safe to say Lori is the favorite at this point?
Turnout is key, that’s always the case but this is the third election in less than six months with the midterms and the first mayoral election. Preckwinkle’s union supporters are going to be voting without doubt.
Turnout is indeed key but the general dislike for Preckwinkle is pretty deep and wide. Every conversation I’ve heard where her name comes up also includes some reference to the “soda tax”, with words like moronic, stupid or fucking usually preceding those two words. It appears to me that misstep has generated anger that run pretty deep. Those people will be turning out in large numbers. As will the LGBT community. And in the first round voter turnout in the areas on the Northside were higher than the rest of the city. None of that bodes well for Preckwinkle.
And Our Revolution Chicago has endorsed Lightfoot. When Bernie and dalej42 are in agreement, who am I to disagree? Lightfoot it is.
Chuy Garcia endorses Lightfoot as well. Politics does make strange bedfellows.
It’s really rare for a politician to be enthusiasticly supported by both moderates like Sposato, Napolitano, Chico, Vallas and O’Shea, as well as progressives like Chuy, Waguespack and Robin Kelly. Lori is cobbling together one hell of an interesting base.
Were I a cynical sort, I’d wonder what she was promising them. Still, hope springs eternal.
It’s over. Preckwinkle pulling TV ads.
Seen on Facebook: One white guy telling another to “check your white male privilege” in the context of an argument over which black woman to support.:smack:
Lightfoot wins in a landslide. Right now showing at 75% to 25%. With a blowout this bad, Preckwinkle must have lost some union support. 50% of the precincts are reporting now
Looks like Preckwinkle is getting stomped. With 65% of the vote in it is Lightfoot with 248,247 (74%) to 86,101 (26%) for Preckwinkle. Ouch. The Teacher’s Union is going to have it out for Lightfoot. I’m curious to see how the Council deals with this.
Also, cautiously optimistic about the runoff for alderman in the 40th Ward. Vasquez is up over O’Connor at the moment. Oh happy day if O’Connor is sent off to retirement! The idea we could get rid of Joe Moore and Pat O’Connor from the City Council in the same election is a delight. And it looks like Deb Mell could be going down too.
Wait a sec–isn’t Deb Mell married to Blago? Good riddance!
My 46th Ward looks quite interesting, it’s separated by 11 votes. Lightfoot voters may well push Marianne Lalonde over the top.
Deb Mell is a lesbian. But she is Blago’s sister-in-law.
Lori won in all 50 wards. That’s a mandate.
Yes, there was historically low voter turnout, but if you adjust for her margin of victory, Lightfoot actually won more votes than Rahm did and Daley did in some of his runs. That’s a big deal.
And it looks like, with all precincts reporting, Rodriguez has the lead over Mell by…wait for it…24 VOTES! Jeez, that is close. Is there a recount procedure for aldermanic races? That’s crazy close.
It looks like Cappleman will keep his seat in the 46th Ward by 23 votes.
Damn, folks in Chicago are clearly pissed and want to shake shit up.
My mail in ballot hasn’t been counted yet so it’ll be 22 votes at best for Cappleman.
well its going to be an interesting next few years in chi politics eh?