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There is a mayoral race between very different Democrats
Chicago voters will choose between progressive Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and moderate former city schools chief Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff election on Tuesday. Earlier, Johnson had supported the idea of defunding the police, which was popular among progressives in 2020. Vallas has also backed defunding the police but that idea has since…
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The former teacher is the leader in the Chicago mayor’s race
Former US President Barack Obama’s son-in-law David Axelrod will face former Chicago school superintendent Paul Vallas in a runoff election to replace outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, according to results from the Chicago mayoral election. Lightfoot was defeated by Vallas by a margin of just 17% in the general election. The runoff election will take place…
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There is an opinion on the political mistake ofLori Lightfoot
The first round of voting in Chicago, the US’ third-largest city, has concluded with Paul Vallas, a former congressman, and Brandon Johnson, a former police officer, leading the race. Lightfoot, who is Chicago’s incumbent mayor, had called Vallas and Johnson to concede. The winner of the first round of voting will face Lightfoot’s opponent Eric…