Rahm Emanuel: C/D? (probably going to be a Chicago politics complaint thread too)

Has there been a study to determine the majority/minority opinions regarding the BRT?

The primary survey that I've seen indicated 59% support - http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/blog/survey-investing-mass-transit-key

garcia seems to be opposing some measures just b/c rahm supports them which is lame

imo it is lame because it distracts from the big picture which is that rahm is a political shark and needs to be stopped before chicago becomes more fully entrenched in his network of rich asshole friends
he will also stop at nothing to smear his opponent so i hope garcia is ready to call him out on that

I wonder how much Garcia's opposition to Ashland BRT specifically is grounded in his home neighborhood. The 18th/Ashland corridor is evolving/exploding because of gentrification, seems like it'd be unwise politically not to listen to voices in that realm who are against the proposal in its current form.

Like I can't help but wonder how much of the BRT support is driven by northside white people who never set foot on a bus south of Roosevelt.

I've taken a bus all the way down to 26th! But you're right, I imagine many don't. Maybe having the BRT that goes all the way down to 95th would at least get them a few more blocks south.

And IIRC, that trip does take over an hour from Diversey.

i don't think i've had occasion to take the ashland bus more than once or twice in my life. i've depended on the #22 down clark many a time, though.

i'm willing to accept that garcia's opposition to the dedicated bus lane is principled and based on his constituents' expressed concerns.

Meanwhile in Springfield... http://io9.com/springfield-il-just-gave-the-key-to-the-city-to-cobr-1691016266

My whole childhood is a lie.

New poll: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/rahm-emanuel-chuy-garcia-chicago-poll-116051.html

I've read several articles that credit the change in polls to Rahm's onslaught of tv ads, which is perplexing to me. I can't imagine a universe where I would be swayed by a political ad. Are the undecided that impressionable?

Garcia is scheduled to hold a press conference this morning to give more specifics on his budget ideas.

Yes they are!
That is what Rahm counts on.

Garcia should come out against these pointless random bomb searches at CTA stations. Now that's some pandering I can get behind.

Now, Emanuel holds a 21-point lead among black voters, 52 percent to 31 percent. That’s equal to Emanuel’s advantage among white voters.

i don't get it! why??

http://fw.to/wSri63Z

Breakdown of both's budget plans.

I was at a newsstand/coffee shop in Portage Park, and an old-school Chicago guy showed me this video on his phone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkZP-VP0fxs

Garcia should take whatever money he has left and run that in prime time.

i would donate to rahm if it meant never having to see that video ever again

http://newcity.com/2015/03/16/what-would-jesus-ride-a-conversation-with-mayoral-challenger-jesus-chuy-garcia-about-chicagos-transportation-challenges/

Lots of thoughts on his answers that I don't have time to articulate now.

First debate tonight, I may watch?

Missed the debate, because who in the hell can be home and settled in to watch something on tv by 6:00 PM? But debates are kind of worthless anyway.

retirees, the most dependable voting bloc

I was home but I didn't know it was on at 6! That's ridiculous.

Can't dare interfere with prime time television!

The next one is March 31st, but at 7:00 PM on Chicago Tonight.

That's better.

Although as I told Jeff yesterday, political debates fill me with a lethal combination of boredom and despair so I will gladly put the baby to bed that night so he can watch it without me moaning in emotional agony next to him on the couch.

I'd like a Check, Please! debate.

only if they bring back alpana for it

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/March-2015/Scott-Waguespack/

Good interview with Waguespack, touches on the possibility of running in 2019. Despite his RLC views and strange love of parking spaces, I'd vote for him.

http://www.illinoisobserver.net/2015/03/18/new-poll-confirms-big-emanuel-lead-garcia/

New poll, 51-36 Rahm.

Emanuel approaches Emanuel approaches $20 million raised for re-election bid0 million raised for re-election bid

haha oops

yikes, if garcia can't pull a larger % of votes than he did in the primary, that's kind of terrible

guilty lol @ rahm's beaker hair
http://assets.dnainfo.com/generated/chicago_photo/2015/02/rahm-chuy-1424829586.jpg/extralarge.jpg

like a lil wiry grey scrub brush

http://www.scribd.com/doc/259607193/Weekly-Mayoral-Poll-3-21-2015

Latest poll. Garcia drops 6 points from last Ogden Fry poll.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAtCUvXUwAEyr4S.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAtCUzzUsAAggbS.jpg

loooool
i hate what has become of this contest
how long has rahm emanuel even lived in chicago? what is his total tenure as a chicago resident?

Now, Emanuel holds a 21-point lead among black voters, 52 percent to 31 percent. That’s equal to Emanuel’s advantage among white voters.

i don't get it! why??

― he quipped with heat (amateurist

Isn't this in part loyalty to Obama?

Unless they get the crazy lefty money machine going nationally, it’s not going to matter that there’s a resurgent left,” said an adviser to Mr. Emanuel who did not want to speak publicly about strategy. “The liberals at Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park can think great thoughts and read poetry for Chuy, but nothing else will happen.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/us/chicago-mayors-race-is-cast-as-a-test-of-liberalism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=2

remember when the cpd under rahm surveilled liberals at the heartland cafe

Good news for democracy, first day early voting is up in nearly every ward! Bad news for Garcia, the biggest gains have been in Northside lakefront wards so far, Rahm's stronghold.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/259732578/RO-EV-Day-1-Sort-by-Ward-and-Change-03-23-2015

http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2015/03/25/moral-bankruptcy-of-chicagos-elites/

exactly why my wife and I plan to leave Chicago & could never raise a family here

:(

https://instagram.com/p/x4Y2QdtNG9/

Back story: http://inthesetimes.com/article/17789/rahm_emanuel_37_cent_tip

GQ for mayor.

rt'd by n/a

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBCGQV-WkAEwKi8.jpg

I wish I knew how to capture the deeply weary sigh I sighed upon reading that graphic.

https://medium.com/@munilass/how-chicago-has-used-financial-engineering-to-paper-over-its-massive-budget-gap-872d911dd363

Good read. Daley really fucked us financially.

Paying for the sins of the past. I'm dumb - who if anyone are considered 'reformers' that can legitimately get the city out of this mess? Good read - thanks for sharing.