An excellent insight of one example of the entire third-way corporatist effect on the party.

most Progressives fought this Dino all the way. Interesting to see in the next few weeks how the Dems in Chi-town deal with the Rammer. 1968 is still fresh on many minds,and the comparisons are coming home to roost.

are members of the Black Caucus, another 11 on the newly formed Progressive Reform Caucus. By my math, that's > 25 with room to spare. Up to this point, this idiotic city council does little more than pay lip service, look the other way, and take favors. We're not that different from the rest of the country: $$$ = speech and Rahm, "Mayor 1%," outspent a virtual unknown Chuy Garcia 12-1, combined with low voter turnout. But in another way, we're not like any other city: we have the unfortunate distinction of POTUS being a hometown favorite son and stumping for his buddy, Rahm.


After the Laquon McDonald video was released, I became curious about the black vote, so I started doing some digging. What I discovered I'd liken to the graph I posted yesterday, which showed White Women still vote GOP:

Poor, Black Chicagoans Overwhelmingly Picked Rahm Over Chuy
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150409/englewood/poor-black-chicagoans-overwhelmingly-picked-rahm-over-chuy


That led me to question black leadership. Police brutality, school closings, unsafe neighborhoods, and neglect are their four tenets, and rightfully so. Surely they couldn't support another term for Rahm of all people, could they? But, incredibly (the title of this article says it all): Blame the Black Political Class For Re-Electing Obama's Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago

Garcia could not explain why practically no black Democrat from the president down endorsed him, and Emanuel narrowly carried every majority black ward in Chicago.
http://www.blackagendareport.com/black-misleaders-re-elect-rahm


We're really at a pivotal point in our history, regardless of whether Rahm stays or goes. Rahm's immensely unpopular now, black leadership should be under intense scrutiny, and the numbers certainly favor a power shift at City Hall.

A real viper, that one.

2010 and 2014 got rid of most of them. That is why democrats no longer control congress.

And I fervently hope they throw him out in Chicago.

He's so run down he's talking nonsense. He actually said this yesterday.

https://www.rebelmouse.com/osintcrime/1532952532.html

am highly suspicious of those who do. The stench of corruption is strong, imo.

Yes, "catastrophic" is the right word for what has happened.