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

[JohnnyLongtorso]

I'd be surprised if CMB (hey, same initials as Mr. Burns) won, even without Emanuel in the race. Emanuel-supporting whites would probably shift to Chico. Look at the breakdowns in the poll; despite only getting 16% of the vote, Chico's getting a quarter of the white vote, while CMB's support is almost entirely from black voters.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

So, did anyone hear that Rahm got knocked off the ballot today by an appellate court?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Rahm can pull a Murkowski and run as a write-in if need be.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

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.)

Didn't he keep an address there though? Has Rahm done that? (I don't know because I've not been following things closely). Different rules in different places as well, o/c.

He has a house in Chicago that he rented out while he was Chief of Staff. The argument is that although he had a residence in the city, he did not actually reside there.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

A state legislator in Utah recently had to resign because it was discovered he lived outside of his district, but nobody realized it until now.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

And knowing Politico, it would include something like this: A senior Democratic aide expressed concern at Merkley's choice of socks. "He's wearing argyle. This kind of action could be the beginning of a huge Republican wave."

[JohnnyLongtorso]

I'm going to predict a blowout for Rahm.

Rahm - 59
Chico - 16
Braun - 14
Del Valle - 8
Others - 3