IL: Which office is more powerful, Governor or Chicago Mayor?

displacedyankeedem

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Thu Apr-15-04 01:39 AM
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IL: Which office is more powerful, Governor or Chicago Mayor?

I know Daley has an enormous amount of power, but is he more powerful than the Governor of IL.

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Thu Apr-15-04 01:48 AM
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1. I would say Daley

He can pull strings on that huge bloc of voters known as Chicagoans. He also pretty much controls the local TV media imho, kind of in the same way as KKKarl Rove influences national media.

I am no fan of rethuglicans, but I would have to say that Daley is the one person that keeps me from declaring full allegiance to the Democratic Party. (I still support Kerry, ABB, so don't get any ideas here.)

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displacedyankeedem

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Thu Apr-15-04 01:42 PM
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2. That's what I thought too......

and I think Daley's actually an OK guy, I liked how he stood with the gay community in Chicago.

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Fri Apr-16-04 12:42 AM
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6. He has way too much power and he's not afraid to use it

The overnight bulldozing of Meigs Field without any allowance for debate is one example. He may be 'an OK guy,' but there is NO WAY I can trust someone with that kind of power.

I should know because I lived in Chicago for a few years. I remember an editorial from someone who had just came from Florida that said, "We have democracy in Florida. Maybe we should try it here." Chicago has a one-party system that at times can resemble the Mexican PRI.

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KharmaTrain

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Thu Apr-15-04 01:58 PM
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3. You Have To Ask???

Richard J. Daley once said he'd take his job to King of England.

Richie Daley is one of the most powerful Democrats in the country...with nearly 2 million Democrat votes at his beckon call each election.

Without Richie onboard nothing gets done downstate...not the other way around.

Why do you ask??

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displacedyankeedem

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Thu Apr-15-04 02:44 PM
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5. I was trying to think of a state.....

in which the most powerful official isn't elected statewide. Daley seemed to fit the bill.

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ButterflyBlood

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Fri Apr-16-04 12:55 AM
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9. Another such state is Massachusetts

It's really the House Speaker, not the Governor, who runs the show.

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theboss

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Thu Apr-15-04 02:04 PM
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4. The mayor easily

The Daleys can pick the governor; the governor can't pick the mayor. The Daleys can control the legislature; the governor can't.
The Daleys can influence national politics more easily than the governor.

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neverborn

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Fri Apr-16-04 12:48 AM
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7. Daley by far

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ButterflyBlood

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Fri Apr-16-04 12:54 AM
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8. Daley controls everything in Illinois

in the past he allowed Republican governors so he'd be the top Democrat. But now he has Blagovevich or whatever him, a total puppet of him. So now everything will go Daley's way. That's why Bush has absolutely no fucking chance whatsoever of winning Illinois or Ryan of winning the senate seat. What Daley wants, Daley gets.

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