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Appellate court kicks Rahm Emanuel off Chicago ballot

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Posted by ryuge 2011-01-24 13:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Now we see the level of rot in Illinois, and how much juice the Oblahblah really still has in the Land of Lincoln.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2011-01-24 14:03|| 2011-01-24 14:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Not a good day for Obywon in Chi-Town. First he predicts the Bears to win. Then there's his endorsement (and his 'strong-arming' of the local political machine, so I've been told) of Sr. Emanuel.

Heck, he even sent a former president to campaign for this guy and lean on the locals. Although, that act might have been a bit much, even for Chicago politics. Possibly enough to even sway a judge or two.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2011-01-24 14:10|| 2011-01-24 14:10|| Front Page Top

#3 as of a week ago or so the other candidates with significant polling were

Carol Mosely Braun (former Senator and widely considered both corrupt and incompetant)

Gery Chico (long time crony of Richard M Daley the previous mayor but with some minor accomplishments as a former School Board President and as partner in a law firm). He ran against Barack O. in the 2004 primary for Senate.

Miguel del Valle (current city clerk, formerly a State Senator and for the past few years, a minor crony of Governor Quinn).

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-01-24 14:30|| 2011-01-24 14:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Makes it tough on Rahm. Even if the Illinois Supreme Court puts him back on the ballot it'll be hard for him to win. Some voters will be confused while others will decide 'screw it' and vote for one of the others. The media will focus on this rather than on the campaign. Financial backers will hesitate to pony up more cash.

Gary Chico has been advertising aggressively. He splits the Hispanic vote 1:1 and the white vote 1:3 or so with Rahm. Braun gets most of the black vote, and the other chumbalones on the ballot haggle over the rest. If Rahm is out I'd guess that most of the rest of the Hispanic vote (~15% of the total) goes to Chico. The black vote is 40 to 50% of the total, and that's mostly Braun's. If the white vote mosts en masse to Chico he wins, otherwise Da New Mayor will be Carol Moseley Braun.

Just imagine saying that every day.

Posted by Steve White 2011-01-24 16:17|| 2011-01-24 16:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Jeez, Steve. She's a racist loon, corrupt AND incompetant if I remember my 1980s-90s history correctly. Plus, doesn't she have some sort of lawsuit(s) because she didn't pay her bills (ever) on some property she rented from the city or is that one of the other fine 'mayoral candidates' down there?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2011-01-24 17:00|| 2011-01-24 17:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Illinois Supreme Court will start out divided on this. One Justice has a spouse who is a big Chico supporter, three are down-staters (read peasants to the Progressives)and two will be solid Rahm because they will be told to be solid Rahm. It's gonna be fun

Posted by Bill Griling5080 2011-01-24 19:43|| 2011-01-24 19:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Will Rahm 'Pay to Play?'

Posted by Tom-Pa 2011-01-24 20:41|| 2011-01-24 20:41|| Front Page Top

#8 "She's a racist loon, corrupt AND incompetant if I remember my 1980s-90s history correctly."

Then she fits right in Chicago politics.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-01-24 21:49|| 2011-01-24 21:49|| Front Page Top

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