Chicago Mayor Election 2011: Emanuel has big lead in Tribune poll

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So basically the only way Rahm loses is if he fails to make the ballot?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'd say Chico is the favorite if Rahm's off.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I have a hunch Rahm won't be getting back on the ballot. Hello Mayor Chico.

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Can't say I agree with the ruling, there's really no reason Rahm shouldn't be allowed to run if Santorum was allowed to run in Pennsylvania (I didn't intend that as a jab against Phil. OK, maybe a little.)

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Can't say I agree with the ruling, there's really no reason Rahm shouldn't be allowed to run if Santorum was allowed to run in Pennsylvania (I didn't intend that as a jab against Phil. OK, maybe a little.)

And why shouldn't he have been able to run?

I didn't say he shouldn't, just that his situation was the same as Rahm. Santorum really lived in Virginia, not Pennsylvania. He wasn't in Pennsylvania anymore than Rahm is in Chicago.

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In Minnesota in 2002, a State Senator was drawn outside of his district after redistricting. He got his friend who owned a bar in the district that had a weird unused room in the backroom to "rent" him that room for like $50/month and declared that his official residence. It stood.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

In Minnesota in 2002, a State Senator was drawn outside of his district after redistricting. He got his friend who owned a bar in the district that had a weird unused room in the backroom to "rent" him that room for like $50/month and declared that his official residence. It stood.

I don't think that residency requirements for state legislatures are constitutional.

Well he still wanted to "live" in the district for obvious reasons. Not that it really mattered as he actually lived in St. Paul. (My old State Senator by the way from when I lived in Mankato and former DFL Majority Leader.)