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Progressive Brandon Johnson will be elected Chicago mayor, succeeding Lori Lightfoot, CNN projects

tacomancer said:
It looks like the progressives are still winning in Chicago.
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Anyone who voted for him should keep as silent as a mouse if taxes are raised or violent crime rises even worse than it already is.

"Progressive" is just a euphemism for a bleeding heart who thinks hoodlums are just misunderstood victims of an unjust society.

Poor Chicago!
 
If CNN is right they can stop counting the votes and resume counting the bodies.
 
NatMorton said:
If CNN is right they can stop counting the votes and resume counting the bodies.
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They won't count the bodies.

1. It's BIPOC on BIPOC killings, so it doesn't matter.
2. They aren't school shootings which they can exploit by having anti-gun hysterics on their shows to boost ratings.
 
out of the Lightfoot frying pan into the fire

www.fox32chicago.com

Brandon Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.
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Among the biggest disputes between Johnson and Vallas was how to address crime. Like many U.S. cities, Chicago saw violent crime increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a 25-year high of 797 homicides in 2021, though the number decreased last year and the city has a lower murder rate than others in the Midwest, such as St. Louis.

Vallas, 69, said he would hire hundreds more police officers, while Johnson said he didn’t plan to cut the number of officers, but that the current system of policing isn’t working. Johnson was forced to defend past statements expressing support for "defunding" police — something he insisted he would not do as mayor.

Instead, he said, he planned to allocate more money to areas such as mental health treatment and youth jobs.


Johnson also released a plan calling for $800 million in new taxes, which he said would be imposed on wealthy people and businesses, while freezing property taxes. Vallas, who had strong support from the business community, said the tax plan would be disastrous for Chicago’s economy.
 
anatta said:
Johnson also released a plan calling for $800 million in new taxes, which he said would be imposed on wealthy people and businesses
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And watch both flee in droves. Tyson, Boeing, Caterpillar and Citadel leaving was just the beginning.
 
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