Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday faces eight challengers in the city's elections after a tough reelection campaign. With that many candidates in the race, it is unlikely that anyone will exceed the 50% threshold needed to win the officially nonpartisan election outright. That means the winner is likely to be decided in an April 4 runoff between the top two vote-getters.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday faces eight challengers in the city's elections, a tough reelection campaign for an incumbent who made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the role.
Also running are community activist Ja'mal Green, Alderman Sophia King, state Rep. Kam Buckner, Alderman Roderick Sawyer and business owner Willie Wilson. Crime takes the lead For years, Republicans have sought to win over voters by depicting Democratic-led cities as lawless centers of violence that need tough-on-crime policies. In Chicago, some of the Democrats running for mayor have deployed the same strategy as they debated how to make the city safer.
The difference, he said, is that crime is no longer largely isolated to some predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods. As more crime is occurring in other parts of the highly segregated city, including downtown and other areas frequented by tourists, public safety is also top of mind for white voters.
Candidates' rhetoric As she fights to land a spot in the April runoff, Lightfoot has taken on opponents she sees as a threat -- among them Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. In a recent ad, Lightfoot accuses Johnson of wanting to defund police, using video of him speaking on a local radio program in 2020. During the interview, Johnson said reducing the amount of money spent on policing isn't a slogan but"an actual real political goal.
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