Chicago Megathread: With CTU on strike, Lightfoot lays out her budget

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voted for Lightfoot

And Ameya?

And Ameya!

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Co-founder of Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party endorses son of man who murdered Fred Hampton

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I wouldn’t be excited about any of the candidates but I guess I would vote for Daley.

why? are you a real estate developer?

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as if we needed two more reasons to vote for anyone but Daley

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It doesn't matter in any meaningful way, obviously, but I'd interested in hearing why a lot of lefties appear to support Lori Lightningbolt over Amara.

not thrilled w/ either option, but Amara has a background that makes it difficult for me to trust her to follow through on any lefty policy priorities -- her work history is Daley, a pro-charter group, and a chamber of commerce (obvs the Austin CoC is not as bad as most, but still a business group). add that background to a general pattern of duplicitousness (taxes, Ironman, possibly impersonating an attorney) and a willingness to partner w/ actors like Dorothy Brown and Kanye and it's difficult for me to feel comfortable voting for her.

that leaves us w/ two lefty candidates, and I think Lightfoot's flaws (bad record on policing) aren't quite as bad as Preckwinkle's (Burke ties, Berrios endorsement, support for regressive taxes + HQ2). I'll end up voting for Preckwinkle (or either of the other two) in the runoff, if we should be so fortunate as to get the opportunity. Still convinced it ends up Daley-Wilson or something equally bad.

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I listened to Lori Lightfoot yesterday - she is really convincing.  Very intelligent.  Toni is so unlikeable.   I think if LLF got into a runoff she would have a real chance at winning againt any candidate.  Too bad she's anti-police!

lol, she's taken a good amount of flak from the left for being too pro-police

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Willie Wilson was endorsed by the Cook County GOP.

Still think he's not going to get the most Republican support, sjoyce?

Yes? the Cook County GOP is mostly run by cranks, not sure why you think they matter

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Why isn't McCarthy doing well in the polls?

there are reasons, but explaining them would shatter your entire worldview, so

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Okay I'm not sure about this at all, how is Lightfoot "surging" in the last few days?

It's mostly driven by the fact that she's surging -- there's a feedback loop here. I think most of the voters I know are/were reluctant Preckwinkle voters, unhappy w/ her dealings with Burke but considering her the only acceptable option among the frontrunners. Now that Lightfoot seems like she also has a shot at the runoff, no reason to hold your nose for Preckwinkle. The S-T endorsement really kicked it off, but the 'progressive establishment' endorsements (Waguespack, Kelly) and the good polls have built on that momentum.

Joyce volunteers were handing out literature to mass goers following this evening's service (which I found distasteful) and a lot of folks in the crowd were expressing support. Interesting, considering that I don't live on the far NW/SW sides, though I do know Joyce is a Catholic, which could be it.

I think he might sneak into a runoff -- he's got a decent field operation and strong support in a lot of high-turnout wards. Weather tomorrow's gonna be nasty, which probably helps him too.

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Where can you watch results and when are they coming in?

Any major newspaper should have results. Polls close at 7 central, results shortly after that (though they're no longer allowed to pre-count early/absentee votes, so a little slower than we're used to). I'll personally be listening to WBEZ's coverage and maybe the Chicago Reader's livestream.

Who is the progressive option in the race? Asking for a friend.

Reply hazy, try again later

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WGN says Daley wasn't in top 3 among black voters and didn't lead Hispanic or white voters. That's the ball game.

Yeah WGN said Lightfoot and Daley were running even with white voters, which is shocking.

Exactly what Change Research said!

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Wanted Wilson, ugh. Can't always get what we want, can we.

Me too bud, me too.

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WTF!!!??? I thought Mendoza was a shoe-in, against either Preckwinkle or Daley. What happened, and where did Lightfoot come from?

why would you think this

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WTF!!!??? I thought Mendoza was a shoe-in, against either Preckwinkle or Daley. What happened, and where did Lightfoot come from?

why would you think this

She's important, had backing, and a lot of media?

evidently not.

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An additional thought: Joyce won the wards that I would have expected to go for Daley. My guess is that without Joyce in the race, Daley would have picked up a good chunk of those votes, and probably would have made the runoff. Then again, those Joyce wards are loaded with police, firefighters and other city workers. They may have felt Daley would be too beholden to business and not enough to their interests, and needed to park their votes somewhere - that happened to be Joyce.

the quip I saw was "Joyce's platform was 'hands off pensions' and Daley's platform was 'I am going to put my hands on your pensions'"

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Also of note is that Wards 3, 4, and 5 - majority black wards that are wealthier and lean more progressive than the rest of the south side - had relatively close margins. Compare to the rest of the south side that went overwhelmingly for Conyears-Ervin.

Which may relate to local organizations as much as anything. When I signed for Preckwinkle, the circulator asked me if I'd also signed for "Toni's candidate for Treasurer," meaning Pawar.

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Should I be shocked looking at that map how many Wards Wilson carried?

Not by much. He's got money and a lot of support with the black church (those are all black wards)

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Who's voters will vote for who now?

We don't really know. Lightfoot support was strongly correlated with Preckwinkle support, and vice-versa -- Lightfoot was usually second or third in the South Side wards where Preckwinkle was first or second, while Preckwinkle was second or third in Lightfoot's north side wards. The wards that went for other candidates often saw Lightfoot or Preckwinkle finish something like 5th or 6th.

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my precinct went 35% to Lightfoot, 32% to Preckwinkle, 9% to Enyia, 7% to Wilson. LaShawn Ford beat several of the semi-credible candidates (Joyce, Chico, McCarthy). South Side

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CRR's story is that he and Rep. Will Guzzardi met with Preckwinkle and agreed to endorse her after she agreed to a slate of progressive priorities, including TIF reform, a stronger sanctuary city ordinance, and $15/hour. This all happened back in October

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john kass has endorsed lightfoot. great news for toni!

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Stand for Children tossing in with Lightfoot is... yikes

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Stand for Children tossing in with Lightfoot is... yikes

Why yikes?

Stand for Children is a front group funded by the usual suspects -- the Waltons, the Gates and, closer to home, the Crowns, the Pritzkers, and the Kenneth C. Griffin. It exists to break unions.

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what a dumb and boring debate. Toni Preckwinkle says she's a "real Chicagoan" because she's a Sox fan and likes the lake, as if she hasn't lived here since the 60s. I forget what song Lightfoot likes but I don't really care. Just a random string of questions with questionable relevance, and the moderators pressed them on nothing.

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Is LightFoot a White Sox fan too?  The city always does better under Mayors who are Sox fans, not suprisingly.  I'm glad to hear that Toni is a Sox fan, means a lot!

Yes, Lightfoot's a season ticket holder. I did appreciate the realization that, no matter who wins, at least we've avoided the nightmare scenario: a Cubs fan as mayor.