Glimmers of Election Hope in Chicago – Wall Street Journal

"On Tuesday voters shocked everyone by soundly rejecting a ballot referendum to raise the city’s real-estate transfer tax, despite active support by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Or perhaps the defeat was because of their support."

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debtsor
2 years ago

All we need is record low turnout for things to go our way! Like I’ve been saying for years!

Da Judge
2 years ago

When are the Feds going to charge the Illinois Dumocratic Party as a criminal enterprise?

Maybe after Dem King Mikey Madigan is convicted?!!

VBB
2 years ago

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings. Wait until the mail-in ballots are counted.

Hello, Indiana!
2 years ago
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Will County found that out in the last election when the only two Republicans winning on election night woke up as losers the next morning. One election was reasonably close, the other hardly.

Tom Paine's Ghost
2 years ago

Even the evil CTU frog marching students to ‘vote” just like in North Korea couldn’t result in a win.

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