You might want to pay attention to the upcoming Chicago mayoral runoff happening early next month. And more importantly, you might want to pay attention to how the mainstream media is covering it.
In an initial election where eight candidates found themselves challenging incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot, none could achieve the 50% vote to avoid a second election, or a run-off between the final two vote getters. Those concerned about crime, in almost all instances of them being interviewed, voted against Lightfoot, keeping her away from the runoff. According to Illinois Policy, in a span of only one year under Lightfoot’s reign, overall crime in Chicago had increased by 44%. And there are no signs of it getting back on track to its safer years.
With Lightfoot out, it was Paul Vallas who took the top spot. Vallas, a lifelong Democrat, was certainly seen as more conservative. Taking gigs as a “schools CEO” in various major cities, Vallas encouraged and enabled the growth of charter schools, something liberal progressives in Chicago are not in favor of. Vallas was also endorsed by the local police union, and declared crime to be untenable, and that more cops were needed on the street.
Cook Counry Comissioner Brandon Johnson, the other candidate who made the runoff, in stark contrast however, ran to Lightfoot’s left. He has previously declared his open support for Socialism:
One way to quietly boost a candidate is to minimize the actual damage from crime Chicogoans are witnessing. Heather Cherone, a reporter for the Chicago PBS affiliate, did just that when talking about the runoff. She stated, “we are seeing crimes in neighborhoods not used to being in the headlines for those reasons. And that can add to people’s sense that they used to feel safe here and don’t anymore. That in many ways is disconnected from what the reality of crime really is.”
Cherone implies the crime wave is a mirage, and that because it is being seen in wealthier areas, it is being presented as higher overall.
When paying attention to the Chicago mayoral election, be careful who you listen to. Make sure it’s not a source trying to shape the narrative.
Valuetainment will be there with you as this race rolls on, so you can see coverage of the race in an objective, unbiased way.
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