Chicago Mayoral Primary Tomorrow

[TomEric4756]

There are things in the ‘city of big shoulders‘ you just can’t make up …

Mayor Lightfoot: 'I misspoke' when telling voters who don't vote for her not to vote at all

EXCLUSIVE: Chicago inmates claim jail guards are pressuring them to illegally vote in the mayoral election

One reporter expects Lightfoot to make the runoff in a field of 9 candidates

I think Chicago needs a law and order candidate to win

 

[TomEric4756]

BiG offices are in Rosemont.

 

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

There are things in the ‘city of big shoulders‘ you just can’t make up …

Mayor Lightfoot: 'I misspoke' when telling voters who don't vote for her not to vote at all

EXCLUSIVE: Chicago inmates claim jail guards are pressuring them to illegally vote in the mayoral election

One reporter expects Lightfoot to make the runoff in a field of 9 candidates

I think Chicago needs a law and order candidate to win

Lightfoot has an approval rating that's probably within the margin of error from zero. If she makes the runoff, something is seriously wrong.

 

[TomEric4756]

Lightfoot has an approval rating that's probably within the margin of error from zero. If she makes the runoff, something is seriously wrong.

Any finish above last is an indictment of ‘machine’ politics and patronage spoils. (In my opinion).

 

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

Any finish above last is an indictment of ‘machine’ politics and patronage spoils. (In my opinion).

Not sure I'd go quite that far. Incumbency alone will earn her a few supporters, and with nine total candidates, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them truly suck ass.

But there has to be at least two who can finish well ahead of her.

But I'm sure you know better than me. I don't really follow Chicago politics. I just know Lightfoot is widely seen as a disaster, and I'd be shocked the voters would give her even a remote shot at continuing to screw things up.

 

[TomEric4756]

Not sure I'd go quite that far. Incumbency alone will earn her a few supporters, and with nine total candidates, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them truly suck ass.

But there has to be at least two who can finish well ahead of her.

But I'm sure you know better than me. I don't really follow Chicago politics. I just know Lightfoot is widely seen as a disaster, and I'd be shocked the voters would give her even a remote shot at continuing to screw things up.

“I'd be shocked the voters would give her even a remote shot at continuing to screw things up.” … is what makes it the machine/patronage indictment… only the ‘city job‘ patronage bloc has any semblance of an excuse.

 

[dbmhoosier]

 

[TomEric4756]

7:30 a.m. -- Chicago Board of Elections says early voter turnout is strong​

According to the CBOE, the word "strong" might be a bit of an understatement.​

"We have received the highest amount of prelection voting we have ever seen for a Municipal Election" Election officials said Monday.

Here's a breakdown of where voter turnout currently stands as of Monday evening, and how it compares to previous years.

For reference, there are 1,581,564 registered voters in Chicago.

2023:

• Total ballots received so far: 211,110
• Total in-person early vote ballots: 131,806
• Total vote-by-mail ballots received: 112,774
• Outstanding mail-in ballots yet to arrive: 100,843 (vote-by-mail application number currently stands at 213,617
• Total citywide turnout so far: 13.3%

 

[dbmhoosier]

😂

 

[TomEric4756]

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All control resisters must be punished and shunned.

 

[stollcpa]

Lightfoot has an approval rating that's probably within the margin of error from zero. If she makes the runoff, something is seriously wrong.

What could be wrong if she makes the run off? Democrats don’t cheat.

 

[TomEric4756]

Polls closed at 7pm CST

 

[TomEric4756]

NBC’s results page https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/elections/results-page/

BTW … they have alderpersons now.

 

[TomEric4756]

Incumbent Mayor in 3rd place with 9% reporting.

 

[MyTeamIsOnTheFloor]

 

[TomEric4756]

LL in 3rd with 53% in

 

[jet812]

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Betelgeuse!

 

[TomEric4756]

Betelgeuse!

Three times ….

 

[jet812]

Three times ….

That is if you WANT her(it?) to show…

 

[TomEric4756]

That is if you WANT her(it?) to show…

and three more times to go away.

 

[TomEric4756]

LL still in 3rd with 89% reported.

Closed the gap a little but still too far behind with 98% reported.

 

[UncleMark]

LL still in 3rd with 89% reported.

Lawrence has called it as Lightfoot losing.

 

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

Lawrence has called it as Lightfoot losing.

CNN called it, too.

 

[TomEric4756]

LL alienated enough Democrats to lose as an incumbent mayor, as expected.
This rarely happens in Chicago.
Democracy survived LL. Hopefully the runoff winner aims to restore law and order.

 

[Lucy01]

LL alienated enough Democrats to lose as an incumbent mayor, as expected.
This rarely happens in Chicago.
Democracy survived LL. Hopefully the runoff winner aims to restore law and order.

Glad to see the Human anomaly has lost her reelection bid. Why in the world would a gay woman ever pick her as a partner?

 

[dr.jb]

LL alienated enough Democrats to lose as an incumbent mayor, as expected.
This rarely happens in Chicago.
Democracy survived LL. Hopefully the runoff winner aims to restore law and order.

not likely

but you have to start somewhere

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

Glad to see the Human anomaly has lost her reelection bid. Why in the world would a gay woman ever pick her as a partner?

Ummm her friends say, she’s got a great personality? Best I could come up with.

 

[76-1]

Just don't anyone say "Beetlejuice" 3 x and click your heels together or she may magically show up in your city...

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

Beetlegone Beetlegone Bettlegone. She gone. You won't hear anything from her again, untill she's a new member of the US senate, or there's a tragic accident involving a Unicycle and a Pogo stick.

 

[dbmhoosier]

Damn white extremists destroying the great city of Chicago.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Going to bump this thread instead of starting a new one.

Check out the bond that Mayor Johnson is trying to get approved. Its terms are unbelievable - and demonstrates just how much of a fiscal pickle the Windy City is in. No principal payments until 2045!

For those of you who despise Republicans who obstruct reckless spending - even if its purpose sounds beneficent - this is why they’re necessary. Chicago doesn’t have any, and this is where that can lead.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

Going to bump this thread instead of starting a new one.

Check out the bond that Mayor Johnson is trying to get approved. Its terms are unbelievable - and demonstrates just how much of a fiscal pickle the Windy City is in. No principal payments until 2045!

For those of you who despise Republicans who obstruct reckless spending - even if its purpose sounds beneficent - this is why they’re necessary. Chicago doesn’t have any, and this is where that can lead.

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Here’s some other concerning elements

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

How is it possible to be this unpopular? I’m pretty sure my shoe could get 10% favorables.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Here’s some other concerning elements

Brandon Johnson might be the worst prominent politician in America. And that is saying something.

In fairness to him, he wasn't the one who created Chicago's problems. He inherited them -- they've been building for a long time. But, looking at this, I just can't help but think of Maggie Thatcher's famous quip that "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

The fools in Congress can at least call over to Jay Powell and have him print more for them to borrow. But cities and states don't have that luxury. And so they're left with quandaries like this one.

It's really a sight to behold in real time. But I sure am glad I don't live there.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

Brandon Johnson might be the worst prominent politician in America. And that is saying something.

In fairness to him, he wasn't the one who created Chicago's problems. He inherited them -- they've been building for a long time. But, looking at this, I just can't help but think of Maggie Thatcher's famous quip that "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

The fools in Congress can at least call over to Jay Powell and have him print more for them to borrow. But cities and states don't have that luxury. And so they're left with quandaries like this one.

It's really a sight to behold in real time. But I sure am glad I don't live there.

Those unfavorables can be deceiving though. Probably about 40% of them are people who are pissed that he hasn’t given CTU a massive contract yet, hasn’t dispensed CPD, and that he hasn’t passed a massive real estate tax hike.

As recently as Rahm Emanuel Chicago was okay. They had underfunded pension obligations like a lot of cities, crime was isolated, but the train was on the tracks.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Those unfavorables can be deceiving though. Probably about 40% of them are people who are pissed that he hasn’t given CTU a massive contract yet, hasn’t dispensed CPD, and that he hasn’t passed a massive real estate tax hike.

As recently as Rahm Emanuel Chicago was okay. They had underfunded pension obligations like a lot of cities, crime was isolated, but the train was on the tracks.

Anybody who has unfunded liabilities (for pensions or otherwise) is off the track and just doesn't realize it yet. This is why defined benefit pensions are fatally flawed.

There's a fair amount of M&A that happens in construction. But one of the biggest stumbling blocks is pension withdrawal liability. The exposure that so many (mostly union) contractors have badly damages their cap. I've seen it as a prospective buyer and as a prospective seller.

Of course, they're often ignored -- because they aren't the same as liabilities that are on the books. You only have the exposure in the event of a default by the fund. But a number of them have a very decent chance of that very fate....as much as people want to look beyond them.