# Chicago Mayoral Election 2015
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [January 4, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985 "2015-01-04T22:46:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/181 "2015-03-27T13:49:15Z")
It came up when Ken Griffin was mentioned as an Emanuel contributor. Griffin rarely gives to Democrats, but Emanuel and Chris Dodd were rare exceptions.
Chuy has mentioned ‘luxury’ taxes. Of course, he’s not specific as to what those luxuries might be.
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/182 "2015-03-28T13:56:08Z")
Karen Lewis and the Chicago Teachers Union have gone stark raving mad.
[http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/472878/new-ctu-contract-asks-smaller-classes-fewer-tests-new-charters](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/472878/new-ctu-contract-asks-smaller-classes-fewer-tests-new-charters)
I’m sure these type of negotiations are similar to professional athletes; start off asking for the moon and eventually move toward something resembling sanity.
I’m really glad Rahm is going to win this election. I want good schools but I’ll be damned if my taxes are going to a ‘restorative justice counselor.’
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### Author:  [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/183 "2015-03-28T16:57:11Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> [And here’s a seventh.](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/17/not_true_and_they_knew_it%e2%80%9d_what_rahm_emanuels_wall_street_craze_cost_chicago/)
Under that theory? Potentially win? Sure, there is potential but it is very, very unlikely.
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### Author:  [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/184 "2015-03-28T16:58:27Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> It might work very well on a federal level, the exchanges wouldn’t leave the country, and thank you for bringing the idea to my attention . . . but, why did you even bring it up? It’s not any kind of issue in this election, is it?
No but they would leave Chicago. That’s not a good thing for the city unless you somehow think that it is?
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/185 "2015-03-28T19:25:46Z")
Here’s an interview with Chuy. He seems to support a financial transaction tax at the national level. That’s one reason I’d never vote for him.
He’s also idiotic for refusing to rule out bankruptcy.
[http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/475737/chuy-id-expand-sales-tax-consider-luxury-tax-bankruptcy-talk-premature](http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/475737/chuy-id-expand-sales-tax-consider-luxury-tax-bankruptcy-talk-premature)
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/186 "2015-03-30T17:24:09Z")
> [@dalej42](#):
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> Karen Lewis and the Chicago Teachers Union have gone stark raving mad.
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> [http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/472878/new-ctu-contract-asks-smaller-classes-fewer-tests-new-charters](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/472878/new-ctu-contract-asks-smaller-classes-fewer-tests-new-charters)
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> I’m sure these type of negotiations are similar to professional athletes; start off asking for the moon and eventually move toward something resembling sanity.
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> I’m really glad Rahm is going to win this election. I want good schools but I’ll be damned if my taxes are going to a ‘restorative justice counselor.’
Why?
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/187 "2015-03-30T17:25:13Z")
> [@dalej42](#):
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> Here’s an interview with Chuy. He seems to support a financial transaction tax at the national level. That’s one reason I’d never vote for him.
Why is it a bad idea at the national level?
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/188 "2015-03-31T14:00:37Z")
[Chicago Tribune poll](http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-83183024/) finds Emanuel ahead, 58-30.
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> Mayor Rahm Emanuel has opened up a substantial lead on challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia with only a week to go in the runoff campaign, a new Chicago Tribune poll has found.
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> Emanuel has the backing of 58 percent of voters compared with 30 percent for Garcia — double the margin of a similar survey three weeks ago, when the mayor led his opponent by 14 percentage points. Another 9 percent were undecided in the latest poll, which was conducted March 25 through Sunday and has an error margin of 3.7 percentage points.
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> the latest survey showed Emanuel’s support among white voters climbed to 72 percent while Garcia’s backing fell to 25 percent.
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> Among African-American voters, Emanuel’s support was about the same as earlier this month, at 53 percent, while Garcia’s backing among black voters was down slightly, to 28 percent from 31 percent.
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> Latino voters were considered to be a base of support for Garcia, a Mexican American. But Garcia isn’t racking up the same wide margins that Emanuel is with white voters. While 52 percent of Hispanic voters surveyed backed Garcia, Emanuel continues to hold significant Latino backing at 36 percent. The margin of error for racial and ethnic subgroups is 6.5 percentage points.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/189 "2015-03-31T15:53:51Z")
> [@Jophiel](#):
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> [Chicago Tribune poll](http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-83183024/) finds Emanuel ahead, 58-30.
Reminds me of the classic Bloom County newspaper headline, “[Bedfellow Wins Unfortunately](http://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/1982/11/03).”
Rahm certainly exemplifies [that great principle of our American political system, succinctly stated by Milo Bloom](http://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/1981/09/23).
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### Author:  [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/190 "2015-04-02T15:57:06Z")
> **[The Absurdity of Rahm Emanuel’s Fixation on Chuy Garcia’s Enlace Budget Deficit](https://inthesetimes.com/article/rahm-emanuels-fixation-on-chuy-garcias-budget-deficit-is-absurdsometimes-de)**
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> The mayor's hammering away at Garcia over several hundred thousand dollars in deficit at the nonprofit Enlace Chicago is incredibly dishonest.
Rahm’s hammering Garcia in debates and on ads about Garcia running a deficit with his non profit. The problem with this is that Rahm is killing Chicago and CPS’s credit rating with his shifting of cash and it’s all, once again, just to make more money for his friends.
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### Author:  [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/191 "2015-04-02T16:19:06Z")
How much money does Rahm need though? I mean, he is already very rich so why go through all the hassle of being Mayor just to make more money?
What is more likely is that Rahm has broader ambitions beyond the Mayoralty so it is in his interest for the city to do better for him to realise those ambitions.
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/192 "2015-04-02T20:37:50Z")
> [@Lochdale](#):
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> How much money does Rahm need though? I mean, he is already very rich so why go through all the hassle of being Mayor just to make more money?
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> What is more likely is that Rahm has broader ambitions beyond the Mayoralty so it is in his interest for the city to do better for him to realise those ambitions.
Senator Dick Durbin is 70. That’s Rahm’s likely next step. He could also target Kirk, but I doubt Kirk will win in 2016.
I’m not thinking Rahm will take on Rauner in 2018, but stranger things have happened.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/193 "2015-04-03T03:01:48Z")
Rahm’s the kind of guy, I think, once he’s got a fortune under his belt, he’s gonna go for _power_. Getting an even bigger fortune just doesn’t hold the same appeal.
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/194 "2015-04-03T03:03:39Z")
> [@Lochdale](#):
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> How much money does Rahm need though? I mean, he is already very rich so why go through all the hassle of being Mayor just to make more money?
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> What is more likely is that Rahm has broader ambitions beyond the Mayoralty so it is in his interest for the city to do better for him to realise those ambitions.
Is that strictly necessary? Reagan never did any good for California.
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### Author:  [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/195 "2015-04-03T04:09:33Z")
I honestly don’t think Rahm would consider Senator or Governor a step up compared to Mayor. The Mayor of Chicago has power to get things done his way that neither of those have. The only thing that a governorship brings is a path to a Presidential run and I do not think that Rahm is that delusional.
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### Author:  [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/196 "2015-04-03T13:20:07Z")
> [@Lochdale](#):
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> How much money does Rahm need though? I mean, he is already very rich so why go through all the hassle of being Mayor just to make more money?
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> What is more likely is that Rahm has broader ambitions beyond the Mayoralty so it is in his interest for the city to do better for him to realise those ambitions.
If he’s already rich and also has all the money he needs for the election, why is he still getting huge contributions to his campaign fund? Because he wants more.
And more on Chuy’s deficits:
[http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/490525/brown-recession-era-deficits-mark-garcia-incompetent-he-has-lot-company](http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/490525/brown-recession-era-deficits-mark-garcia-incompetent-he-has-lot-company)
Rahm’s rich Republican investor:
> **[Chicago’s Odd Couple: Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a Billionaire Republican...](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/business/chicagos-odd-couple-mayor-emanuel-and-billionaire-republican-investor.html?_r=0)**
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> Mr. Emanuel’s challenger, Jesús Garcia, is raising questions about the Democratic Chicago mayor’s top supporter, Kenneth Griffin, a Reagan-Republican billionaire.
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### Author:  [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/197 "2015-04-03T14:06:46Z")
Rahm can’t tell CTA workers to shut up:
[http://www.atu.org/media/releases/in-blow-to-emanuel-federal-judge-issues-tro](http://www.atu.org/media/releases/in-blow-to-emanuel-federal-judge-issues-tro)
Rahm is blocking emails counter to Illinois open records laws:
> **[Rahm Emanuel's Secret Emails](https://www.ibtimes.com/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-while-leading-re-election-runoff-poll-blocks-release-1867118)**
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> As the Chicago mayor nears Tuesday's re-election vote, his administration has blocked the release of emails to his top donor.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/198 "2015-04-03T15:37:24Z")
> [@DSeid](#):
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> I honestly don’t think Rahm would consider Senator or Governor a step up compared to Mayor. The Mayor of Chicago has power to get things done his way that neither of those have.
That was always the joke about Daley running for governor – why would he want the demotion? Plus, frankly, I think some urbanite running big city Chicago is a lot less enthusiastic about what’s going on downstate in Effingham.
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/199 "2015-04-03T16:20:19Z")
[Bernie Sanders endorses Garcia.](http://www.thenation.com/blog/203137/bernie-sanders-backs-chuy-garcia-and-political-revolution-chicago#) FWIW.
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### Author:  [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-mayoral-election-2015/708985/200 "2015-04-03T16:24:25Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> [Bernie Sanders endorses Garcia.](http://www.thenation.com/blog/203137/bernie-sanders-backs-chuy-garcia-and-political-revolution-chicago#) FWIW.
Another reason not to vote for Garcia.
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