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Florida Gov. DeSantis now a factor in Chicago's mayoral race
Keeping the meeting place secret until the last minute- not too creepy. I guess you wouldn't want to risk daylight disinfecting anything.
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, mulling a 2024 presidential run, is emerging as a factor in the crowded Chicago mayoral race, with his Monday visit to Elmhurst – promoted by the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police though not organized by them – forcing Paul Vallas, a frontrunner, to distance himself from the union that endorsed him.
The event was publicized on the FOP website with a message to “Chicago Lodge 7” members inviting them to a DeSantis’ “Back the Blue” event, open “to law enforcement members only, spouses are not included” with the location in Elmhurst to be disclosed to registrants over this weekend.
A casual reading of the DeSantis invite on the FOP site could leave an impression that somehow the FOP was a host or organizer, but that is not so.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/2/17/23605080/florida-gov-desantis-chicago-mayoral-race-vallas-fop
(Elmhurst is a western suburb of Chicago where I grew up.)
