*In the Chicago mayoral race Tuesday night, Rahm Emanuel has been declared the winner, gaining well over the 50% he needed to avoid a runoff, according to unofficial returns.
Emanuel held just under 55% of the vote with 87% of the precinct votes counted. Meanwhile, Gery Chico, his nearest competitor, only received 24%.
Both CNN and the Associated Press called the election for Emanuel, the former Chief of Staff for President Obama.
Richard Daley, who decided not to run for re-election wasn’t on the ballot for the first time since 1989. He’ll leave office May 16 when Emanuel is sworn in.
Turnout was under 40%, according to Chicago’s Board of Election Commissioners. According to politicos, a low turnout like today’s favored a highly organized, well-financed campaign like Emanuel’s.
Chicagoans better get ready to face what Wisconsin is going through. I heard that the Blue Dog obstructionist Rahm Emanuel is going to follow the Republican play book as his Republican ass kissing buddy, Obama did, when he imposed those austerity measures in the budget.
As Kevin Alexander Gray said, “With his cruel 2012 budget, Obama has once again proven to be a lap dog of the Republicans – rolling over before even being asked to do so. And while he signed off on Wall Street bailouts and groveled to the Chamber of Commerce, those in real need have gotten little, if anything, from his Administration beyond the symbolism of his presence in the White House.
And when the dust settles, and the warm glow of symbolism dies down, should Obama get another term, his years in office may just end up being the worse economic period for blacks in decades. Welcome to post-racial America.”
It must be true— Reds uses almost any EUR article to bash Obama (see today’s EUR article on Buju Banton– somehow Reds brought Obama into the mix. what a dork. What are you– a paid blogger?
Amen to that!
You are a such a FREAK…
no surprise here. rahm is a straight up jew gangster
Straight fix…
Miss Moseley-Braun shot herself in the foot when she was attending that debate at that Black church and she called her female opponent “somebody strung out on crack.” Granted the lady had had a drug problem MANY years ago, got herself straight, went out and earned a legitimate PHD (sorry Phoenix U.)and has been pastoring a church for many years and helping the poor and downtrodden. I would have NEVER voted for Moseley-Braun had I been a resident of the Windy City!! She ain’t got no compassion for those of us who’ve had problems with drugs MANY years ago, but who are NOW productive CITIZENS!!