Former Illinois Gov. Quinn backs Vallas in Chicago mayoral race

[RandySF]

Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is endorsing Paul Vallas' Chicago mayoral bid, backing that gives the former Chicago schools chief a major endorsement from a former running mate.

Vallas served as Quinn's lieutenant governor pick during the 2014 election, when the incumbent Quinn lost to Republican Bruce Rauner.

The two candidates have sparred over issues like crime and education, as well as party loyalty in an overwhelmingly Democratic city. While Johnson has criticized Vallas and accused him of not being a loyal Democrat, Vallas has responded by pointing to campaigns like in 2014, when he was on the party’s gubernatorial ticket.



https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/former-illinois-gov-quinn-backs-vallas-chicago-mayoral-race-rcna76172

[PortTack]

1. Oh no! He's awful..here's a link to an earlier DU post that tells it all about Vallas

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10497371

[The Magistrate]

2. Quinn Is A 'Good Government' Type, Sir

A 'goo-goo', in local parlance. You can call just about anything 'reform', even privatization and asset-stripping, and so long as it ain't practical democratic politics, a goo-goo will lap it right up....