https://www.chicagotribune.com...-20190225-story.html

Chicago voters will head to the polls Tuesday to pick from a record 14 contenders to become the city’s next mayor, an exercise that almost certainly will narrow the field down to two finalists rather than decide an outright winner.

If no candidate eclipses 50 percent of the vote — a high likelihood given the sheer number of names on the ballot — then the top two finishers will move on to an April 2 runoff to determine who will succeed eight-year incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Many of the campaigns privately have acknowledged they are hoping to surpass 20 percent of the vote to secure a spot in the runoff, with some believing a finish in the high teens may be enough to get the job done.

the 2019 field of mayoral candidates is the largest in Chicago’s 181-year history

Candidates:

Bill Daley, former United States Commerce Secretary
Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president
Garry McCarthy, former police superintendent under Emanuel
Lori Lightfoot, former assistant US attorney
Jerry Joyce, former Cook County state's attorney
Paul Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools CEO
Gery Chico, former chief of staff to former Mayor Richard Daley
Willie Wilson, business owner
Susana Mendoza, former city clerk
La Shawn Ford, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Robert Fioretti, former alderman
Amara Enyia, community activist
John Kozlar, attorney
Neal Sáles-Griffin, CEO of the nonprofit CodeNow

I couldn't see their party affiliation. Are they all Dems?

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Originally posted by 6guns:
I couldn't see their party affiliation. Are they all Dems?

Given their current or, past listed positions, I think it's a safe assumption that they all are.

not sure of the implications, but the election is called "nonpartisan"

more on the candidates here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ago_mayoral_election

How many of them can I vote for?

A voter registration drive has been ongoing for a awhile in the city.

For local members in Chicago, what is the over/under on the number of dead people voting?

An election ain't over until the graves have voted.....it is the Chicago way.

They are all Democrats/Leftist/Socialists. There hasn't been a conservative candidate in over 90 years. Why mess with success now?

The last time something like this happened in New Orleans, they got Ray Nagin as Mayor.

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Originally posted by Klusk2:
They are all Democrats/Leftist/Socialists. There hasn't been a conservative candidate in over 90 years. Why mess with success now?

This! And the fun is just the beginning. I have a plan to get out. Only hope it is soon enough.

There MIGHT be a Republican party in Chicago/Cook county but you would never know it.
I live in a area that actually has Republicans.
I received a mailing and text messages from some Republican committee that endorses Willie Wilson, Really sad if that's our best option.

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Originally posted by jsbcody:
For local members in Chicago, what is the over/under on the number of dead people voting?

An election ain't over until the graves have voted.....it is the Chicago way.

I'd say mostly dead, at least in the brain. Seems that there will no doubt be a run-off. Voter turnout so far is very low. In the run-off, it will probably be between Daley and Preckwinkle. Then the news outlets will go nuts since it will be a white candidate vs a black candidate. In this race, everyone loses, it's just how much.

Why would someone want that job?

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Originally posted by zipriderson:
Why would someone want that job?

Are you kidding? Politics is the latest "get rich quick" scheme. Look at all the paupers who entered "public office" years ago and retired among the 1%.

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Originally posted by zipriderson:
Why would someone want that job?

Exactly. The city is heading to be the new Detroit. Junk bond status, pension liabilities that will take decades if not a century to fix, infrastructure nightmares with roads, bridges and buildings are just the tip of the iceberg. The parking meter deal appears to be the final nail in the coffin, since a casino won't be the answer, and the legalization/taxation of marijuana won't fill the void either. This city is out of viable revenue ideas and with the influx of illegal immigrants taking what's left of our resources, it looks very grim. I for one don't think Chicago can be saved by itself or state, and I don't think the federal government will/should step in.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
How many of them can I vote for?

I believe you have to be dead to vote multiple times in Chicago.

WILLIE!
WILLIE!
WILLIE!

If anything solidifies how right the "South Park" episode on voting is, it would be the Chicago election.

Big, Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich

Just 12 more shitty candidates tossed in the mix.

I doubt anyone will get 50.1%, so this is headed to a run-off.

Prick-winkle? You think Nagen in NOLA wanted a "Chocolate City", just wait to see what this shit-bird does. It WILL BE "Thunderdome" before summer.

Willie Wilson? There's what "Affrmitive Action" gets you. Given everything just because of his skin color. Everything but IQ points.

Lightfoot? Think "Prickwinkle" light... We're fucked. Another "Thunderdome" scenario.

McCarthy? He's the smartest one in the room at all times. Don't worry, you don't have to ask him, he'll tell you. Fuck that carpet bagger, he can take his drunk ass back to Jersey/ New York.

Mendoza is the female Hispanic version of Wilson, except she landed a job in politics vs fry cook at McDonalds. According to her commercial, she is the 1st female soccer player in history.

Chico, socialist. Need I say more?

Enyia? Community activists. We ALL KNOW how well our last community activist did.

Daley? Part and parcel of the Machine. Dad, brother and him... He's got obama on his commercial, so a lot of the mindless democrats will vote for him automatically.


Joyce? Good guy, but has no chance. His dad was former senator, had to step down because one of the other sons was a fuck-up and involved in a cocaine scandal back in '88.

Vallas? Another good choice, but has no chance. He really turned around Chicago Public Schools years ago under the Daley Jr regime, but was a political threat to Daley, so Vallas magically was offered another job in Philly, paying a whole lot more. He was made "An offer he couldn't refuse", all orchestrated by Daley.


So, if you're the TL/DR type, I'll sum it all up:
Chicago is fucked, or REALLY FUCKED depending on who wins.


(Klusk & Bulldog, in case you were wondering, I landed in 008 on afternoons. Not my 1st choice, but I'm not complaining at all!)

Couldn't have described them any better CPD SIG!

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Originally posted by trapper189:
How many of them can I vote for?

You can only vote for one candidate but if you’re voting for Daley you can vote more then once. And if you only vote once don’t worry, there are three other ballots with your name and choice already filled in in a ballot box that is currently sitting in a church basement.

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Originally posted by Klusk2:

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Originally posted by zipriderson:
Why would someone want that job?

Exactly. The city is heading to be the new Detroit. Junk bond status, pension liabilities that will take decades if not a century to fix, infrastructure nightmares with roads, bridges and buildings are just the tip of the iceberg. The parking meter deal appears to be the final nail in the coffin, since a casino won't be the answer, and the legalization/taxation of marijuana won't fill the void either. This city is out of viable revenue ideas and with the influx of illegal immigrants taking what's left of our resources, it looks very grim. I for one don't think Chicago can be saved by itself or state, and I don't think the federal government will/should step in.

Well... I don't think Chicago can be saved by itself either, but I sure as hell don't think other people should be put on the hook for the corruption and incompetence of Chicago politicians.
Bankruptcy is the only answer. Just like Detroit.
The bondholders suffer the most in a bankruptcy but they were stupid enough to think loaning money to the City of Chicago was a good idea.
They deserve to get whacked.