This is what people mean when
they say, 3rd-Way democrats are
no different from republicans.

Also, in the mayoral race they don't run by party. This changed when Harold Washington, an African American won as mayor by getting a strong coalition of blacks, Hispanics, LGBT and white liberals out to vote. The conservative white democrats split the vote in the primary between Daley and Byrne. People in Chicago don't vote republican. We just don't. But, in that general election an unknown bernie epton a republican almost won the general election with the motto "before it's too late". Since then the election rules got changed so that there are no political parties in the mayoral election and a candidate has to get 50% to win or there is a run off. That might have lost the election for Harold Washington. But, it is helping Jesus Chuy Garcia. Unfortunately, Chuy doesn't have the charisma, witt and personality of Harold. He was amazing in the debates. He got us all laughing at his opponents. He was a wonderful mayor who had a hard fight against city hall and died too young.

The Chicago machine system politics is unique unto itself.

actually.

Go to the north side, they're there
And they're are quite a few

however looking at same race

http://www.chicagoelections.com/en/wdlevel3.asp?elec_code=11

i do find it odd that the burbs turned out more voters than the entire city

burbs 696,403

city 668,033

i remember before electronic vote ,down staters would say, we vote and then the city of chicago wipes out the rest the state ..now all it takes is the chicago suburbs to wipe out whole city

and still 22% repb turn out aint nothing

http://www.chicagoelections.com/en/wdlevel3.asp?elec_code=11

That may not be alot for you but they will make a difference in a low turnout close election.

or demoralize Garcia voters?

His only accomplishment (jointly with the other alternatives) was keeping Rahm from winning outright. He was never close in votes.

Chuy Garcia had 32% in the first round. He has 32% today.

Rahm Emanuel has always had a double digit lead.

Rahm does not represent
"democratic" values.

Yet you seem very encouraged
that he will win his reelection?

Of course, Rahm basically told
the Democratic wing of the party
to go eff themselves, "retards" etc.

Why do you seem to endorse Rahm?

I DO believe in choosing reality over hopes and dreams. The reality is that Rahm has been consistently in the lead, and Garcia has never broken the low 30s.

Was your post intended
to demoralize, or simply
say "hey, outsiders can't win"...
told ya so?

Why would you make a post
about something which you
have no vested interest?

You have created confusion
by posting about political
concern which you claim to
have no interest in?

That creates confusion because
it appears counter intuitive to
how a "political blog" usually functions?

And, you promote Hillary, another
3rd-Way candidate, with ties to Rahm.

...you have the option to not read them.


BTW: I notice you're not complaining about these other "demoralizing" posts:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141047402#post20

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141047402#post22

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141047402#post12

There were 4 other candidates besides the incumbent running...

-Willie Wilson
-Chuy Garcia
-Dock Walls
-Robert Forietti

It's a good thing to see
the status quo challenged
from the left

doesn't have a real challenger.

started after daley II's election. so, this is the first time it was anyone but daley.

about any of his plans" theme. Last Fall, Rauner gave no details about any of his plans, and the media was mostly silent about it. Every now and then I'd hear an anchor mention it, but not like now. Garcia's name isn't mentioned without one of the anchors making a comment about it.

I live in the Chicago area, so I see a lot of the commercials.

Rahm is running a series of spots that, in my opinion, are pretty bad for the Garcia campaign.

These adds show an interview with Garcia where he declines to say how he would pay for his proposals. Another says he would use "creative financing" to pay for them.

I've seen no adds to refute these Rahm adds.

I don't know a lot about Garcia, but I can imagine most who see these unanswered adds would not see Garcia in a favorable light.

Chuy is cash poor. He who has the most money wins usually. Rahm really doesn't have a ground game (i.e., feet on the street). Chuy needs to get the people in the neighborhoods to realize he really can beat Rahm if they get out and vote. The key is voter turnout in this election. It is winnable for Chuy if there is a big voter turnout.

I also question the poll. Who are the people they are polling? I can't believe that Rahm has a double digit lead after talking with and listening to people in Chicago. They just don't like Rahm but that dislike is not showing up in the poll numbers and I finding that hard to believe.

It's interesting because poll numbers seem to cut the spirit of the people and if they are thinking it is a double digit lead - they might be getting disillusioned. This might cause them to stay home on election day.

Chuy's people need to work on their ground game from now to the election.

From what I can see, there has been no response add from Garcia. Absent that, no ground game will be good enough to overcome those adds, in my opinion. People vote on very little information.

Instead of running adds on Rahm's closing of public schools, he should be responding to the Rahm charges that he can't pay for his proposals. Those Rahm adds are too powerful to warrant no response.

Again, just my opinion. I just don't see external influences effecting this campaign. I think Chuy is ineffective in getting out an alternative message based on what I can see.

I got my Chuy sign in my window and I donated to the campaign. But, it's not looking good.

Or Wisconsin, or Michigan, or Florida, or Ohio, or Illinois, or any city or state that stab themselves repeatedly - S&M relationships all of them.

I was really hoping Garcia would pull it out.

when you first realize that everybody does not share your reality!

name recognition will be an obstacle.