Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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If this is true, 57% will vote for JB again despite his terrible policies, then it’s more confirmation that the state is beyond repair.
That path for Bailey winning is not visible from the land of Lincoln. A bit tough to win if your high water mark is around 42%. That of course is being generous.
Rauner won in 2014 during a red wave with low Democrat turnout. There is a path but it’s narrow. I’ve never once said it wasn’t any other than a difficult path. But JB too is a weak candidate despite the high marks because he’s inexorably tied to Biden’s unpopularity with independents. Polling shows Biden’s approval rating between 31% last month to 40% today but heading back down again. Although few strategists will admit this, JB is relying on independents to split their tickets and vote Democrat for state offices while polling consistently shows that independents will be voting Republican nationally.… Read more »
Biden’s low approval and yet Bailey is still polling around 38% over the last two months. You’re living in the land of make believe. Rauner won after Quinn abandoned unions and went after their pensions. Regardless of what you believe, union leaders did not support Quinn and caused the democrat to get less than 1.7 million votes. 4 years later, JB gets full support from union members and those that had a deep hatred for Trump to get almost 2.5 million votes. Rauner also had money to run a campaign. He also had a different position on abortion than Bailey.… Read more »
The over/under for Bailey is the same as Rauner got in 2014. Rauner only lost 100,000 votes between 2014 and 2018. All of those went to the Conservative Party stooge (who is now under federal indictment) I suspect Bailey will perform at or better than Rauner in 2014. The Republican turnout figures have been pretty consistent for decades. I don’t buy that Quinn lost because of the unions. Like the unions unions were going let Rauner win. Rauner gave them the Janus decision LOL. D’s didn’t show up in 2014 because the D base is unreliable and fickle. That’s kind… Read more »