Czar Rahm Emanuel, otherwise known as Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is up for re-election for Mayor of Chicago in week, after being forced into a run-off, after failing to gain a majority of votes in order to avoid a run-off. Czar Emanuel was forced into a run-off with Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, who would be come the first latino mayor of Chicago if he upsets the czar a week from Tuesday.
But it looks like this race might be a bit closer than the last poll that was released several weeks ago, which had Emanuel up by 10 points, but till unable to reach the 50 mark. And all of this has the the oligarchs who run Chicago set to give birth to s small farm animal in the event Emanuel loses the race next week.
The final debate is this coming Tuesday, March 31, 2015. And in last Thursday's debate Chuy thrashed the mayor over and over again, unrelenting in his assault on Emanuel. Emaneul looked weak and helpless, especially when Garcia slapped the mayor's push for a Star Wars museum.
"The citizens of Chicago have not weighed in on this," Garcia said. "They haven't been asked. You don't make those decisions by fiat. You are not king of the city."
So what happens if Emanuel loses? Here is John Kass' take on it, who is a reporter for the Chicago Tribune:
"If Chuy gets in, there's a whole different scenario out there," said Ald. Nick Sposato, 36th. "You might see something like Council Wars, the old guard might come after him. Chicago was supposed to have a strong-council, weak-mayor form of government. But usually, it works out the other way."
Of course Rahm could win re-election. He's raised tens of millions of dollars. It seems like not a day goes by without the mayor holding an event with African-American ministers, whom he hopes will get out the vote.
So If he wins?
"He'll have millions of dollars and fear of nothing and a list of people who made him angry," said a senior Democrat. "He can close 100 schools. He can do what he wants. Who is going to stop him?"
Rahm will then rely on his wine buddy, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in Springfield as an ally, along with Speaker of the House Boss Madigan.
And he'll demand rubber stamps in the City Council.
"But no matter what happens with the mayor, the City Council will be different," Sposato said. "Being a rubber stamp isn't popular in Chicago."
There are other races going on in Chicago and the old Democratic machine, who have their candidates for city council and state assembly lose i the last election cycle, is apparently in trouble in several others on the ballot next week.
Clearly other than mayor, the race at the top of the list is the race for alderman between Patrick Daley Thompson, the next Daley who is bein groomed for mayor, and law student John Kozlar:
The Daleys, who've spent most of the past 100 years eating from the public trough, are pushing another of their princes forward, Patrick Daley Thompson, a lawyer and Water Reclamation District commissioner who is endorsed by the Tribune.
Law student John Kozlar, 26, who started the Little League in Canaryville, also wants the job of alderman.
"I think people have had enough of it, you know?" Kozlar said, blaming the ward's troubles on "the politicians and leaders who've had a grasp over our city for the last 30-plus years."
Clearly there are things going on in Chicago but we'll have to see if it is enough to toss Emanuel out of office or cost the next Daley his election.
If you live in and around Chicago, what's you take on things? Is it possible that a coalition of lakefront/white liberals, latino's, AA voters, LGBT voters, teachers and union members could take out Emanuel?
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