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mucifer

(23,530 posts)
6. Yes It's a run off between two black women:
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 12:17 AM
Feb 2019

Both with grey hair and lots of experience

Lori Lightfoot

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and Toni Prekwinkle

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I'm voting for Lori

Stellar

(5,644 posts)
8. I'll bet Daley thought he would win...
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 12:31 AM
Feb 2019
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-mayor-election-2019-mayoral-money-tracker-candidates-campaign-fundraising-contributions-spending/

1. Bill Daley, $8.65 million

2. Toni Preckwinkle, $4.5 million

3. Gery Chico, $3.02 million

4. Jerry Joyce, $2.78 million

5. Susana Mendoza, $2.63 million

6. Willie Wilson, $1.66 million

7. Lori Lightfoot, $1.54 million

8. Garry McCarthy, $1.32 million

9. Paul Vallas, $1.00 million

10. Bob Fioretti, $683,175

I voted for Lori, if she wins in April, she will be the first black gay mayor of Chicago.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
7. ++A lot of Daley was Ken Griffin etc $$ . I heard today Chico financed a lot of his own campaign
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 12:26 AM
Feb 2019

Amara Enyia had $$ coming from Chance and Kanye . All gone now.
Historic runoff coming up !

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
9. No longer in the city limits, so I have no vote here, but I'd go with Lori.
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:27 AM
Feb 2019

During the campaign, I was kind of liking Willie Wilson.
Chicago needs a massive leadership overhaul.
Toni Preckwinkle is "Machine" as can be. Same old Chicago/Cook Co. story, but in black woman form.

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