As Chicago readies to elect first black female mayor, campaign rhetoric gets ugly

[rangerrebew]

As Chicago readies to elect first black female mayor, campaign rhetoric gets ugly
Aamer Madhani | USA TODAY | 17 hours ago
 

CHICAGO – The historic election Tuesday that will lead to the nation’s third-largest city electing a black woman as mayor for the first time in its 182-year history has been shaped by name-calling, campaign surrogates raising questions about racial authenticity and a barrage of negative campaign advertisements.

Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle have spent the final days of the campaign crisscrossing Chicago in hopes of turning out support before Tuesday’s election. The two advanced to the runoff race after becoming the top finishers in February's first round of voting in which 14 candidates competed.

The milestone – Chicago will become the largest U.S. city to be led by a black female mayor – has been overshadowed by the two candidates trading vicious barbs throughout the campaign.

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/3308516002

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Took a look at some of those pictures....

The rhetoric isn't the only ugly thing in that race.

[LMAO]

It’s unlikely Chicago is salvageable. Why would anybody want to run for any office in that city

[Fishrrman]

A black female mayor for Chicago...

... will prove to be as effective as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, during the riots there.

It looks to be all-but inevitable at this point.

[sneakypete]

Give Chicago another 10 years,and it will be a bigger Newark.

[sneakypete]

It’s unlikely Chicago is salvageable. Why would anybody want to run for any office in that city

@LMAO

For the chance to siphon off a chuck of that big-city budget by outright theft,or kickbacks from awarding city contracts to relatives.

[dfwgator]

It’s unlikely Chicago is salvageable. Why would anybody want to run for any office in that city

Why would anyone want to get involved in politics these days, if they have a successful career in the Private Sector.

And therein lies the biggest threat to this country.  The lack of good people who actually want to get involved in Government.   The Left has recognized that void, and taken full advantage of it.

[Smokin Joe]

It’s unlikely Chicago is salvageable. Why would anybody want to run for any office in that city

I think all the major cities are salvageable.

(Well, sometime after the crater cools and the radiation count goes down....)

[mrclose]

Ever notice how the media ... and the Democrats always point it out when a Black, a Woman, a "Hispanic" or a "Gay" is elected or 'wins' something?

Why isn't doing so considered ... "Racists", "Sexist", "Hispanophobic" or "Homophobic?" 

[Gefn]

This happens before I was born, but wasn’t Major Daley corrupt during the 1960 presidential election?

And Chicago had the serial murderer during the 1888 worlds fair?

And Mrs, o’leary’s Cow?

I guess what I’m trying to say, despite the museums and the pizza Chicago always had problems.

I’ve never been but I heard parts are beautiful

[Restored]

She's not a career politician so she doesn't know how to get away with stealing. She'll be out in less than 2 years.
She wants to stop the violence by cracking down on the po-lice. In short, she doesn't want to stop the violence.

[mystery-ak]

Voter turnout for Chicago likely to rival historic low, election official says
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-election-polling-turnout-20190328-story.html

[LMAO]

She wants to stop the violence by cracking down on the po-lice. In short, she doesn't want to stop the violence.

 The Chicago police are not the problem. It’s the Chicago gangs. It would be interesting to hear her explanation of how cracking down on the police department is going to end the violence in Chicago.


I predicted anyone they elected  after Rahm  Emmanuel  is going to  double down on the same wrongheaded policies

[sneakypete]

She's not a career politician so she doesn't know how to get away with stealing. She'll be out in less than 2 years.
She wants to stop the violence by cracking down on the po-lice. In short, she doesn't want to stop the violence.

@Restored

The Po-Po ain't the problem. The problem is the white people who keep reporting all the crimes. If she would just get rid of all those troublesome crackas,the crime rate would drop to almost zero due to nobody wanting to rat out their relatives or neighbors.

[Restored]

The official "fix" for the crime problem in Chicago is to make everyone equally vulnerable. If people can defend themselves, you end up with a lot of dead criminals. The People won't stand for that. They don't want their kids to get killed just for sticking a gun in someone's face and demanding money. Just give up the money and you might not get hurt. They don't need to go to jail for it because there are already too many kids in jail. They are just trying to get over.

The problem is proximity. It's a whole lot easier to do all that criminalizing close to home. You are more likely to disrespect someone close to home. Or wear the wrong colors. If you were a red bandanna to the Rich Country Club, no one is going to think about it. If you wear it around the block, someone in a blue hanky is gonna put a cap in your azz. So the problem never gets fixed because the official "fix" is "Don't try to stop it".

[dfwgator]

This happens before I was born, but wasn’t Major Daley corrupt during the 1960 presidential election?
 

At least Mayor Daley knew how to deal with hippies.

[mrclose]

[Smokin Joe]

@Restored

The Po-Po ain't the problem. The problem is the white people who keep reporting all the crimes. If she would just get rid of all those troublesome crackas,the crime rate would drop to almost zero due to nobody wanting to rat out their relatives or neighbors.

Sorry, pete. Use the Denver model. If the police just quit responding to crimes like property crime in Denver after they legalized pot and made the joint a sanctuary city, then property crime goes down (there are no reports to report, so the stats say there wasn't any crime).

If the po-po doesn't fill out the paperwork, it didn't happen.

So, of course the police are the problem. If they would just stop reporting that stuff, there wouldn't be any crime. You'd be able to pull out the numbers and show how Chicago was safer than any town in America.

[sneakypete]

Sorry, pete. Use the Denver model. If the police just quit responding to crimes like property crime in Denver after they legalized pot and made the joint a sanctuary city, then property crime goes down (there are no reports to report, so the stats say there wasn't any crime).

If the po-po doesn't fill out the paperwork, it didn't happen.

So, of course the police are the problem. If they would just stop reporting that stuff, there wouldn't be any crime. You'd be able to pull out the numbers and show how Chicago was safer than any town in America.

@Smokin Joe

Figures don't lie,but liars figure.

[Victoria33]

Ever notice how the media ... and the Democrats always point it out when a Black, a Woman, a "Hispanic" or a "Gay" is elected or 'wins' something?  Why isn't doing so considered ... "Racists", "Sexist", "Hispanophobic" or "Homophobic?" 

@mrclose

A "Black, a Woman, a 'Hispanic' or a 'Gay'" is uncommon to be elected so it is pointed out.  Once it is common place, it won't be pointed out.  We may come to the point, if a white man is elected, it will be special and pointed out.

[Cyber Liberty]

@Smokin Joe

Figures don't lie,but liars figure.

@sneakypete

Yes, figures do lie if they've been distorted in the manner @Smokin Joe described.

[Cyber Liberty]

@mrclose

A "Black, a Woman, a 'Hispanic' or a 'Gay'" is uncommon to be elected so it is pointed out.  Once it is common place, it won't be pointed out.  We may come to the point, if a white man is elected, it will be special and pointed out.

Quite correct.  Minorities (and non-minorities like women) being elected to offices are still "Man bites dog" stories.