It's Election Day across the country, featuring a range of local and
primary contests across the map -- a complete list of which is
accessible here.
Some of the school board races could prove interesting, but the top
two races to watch might be the city-wide mayoral decision in Chicago,
and a statewide Supreme Court choice in Wisconsin.
We've mentioned
the Windy City show down previously, pointing out that even though
failed Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been ousted by voters, today's runoff
could result in an even worse chief executive taking her place. The
runoff pits moderate Democrat Paul Vallas against leftist Brandon
Johnson. Vallas is the relatively conservative choice, campaigning on
an anti-crime platform. Johnson is a paid agitator for the teachers
union and a '
defund the police' type, who's been expediently running away from his own words on the subject. Polls shows
a tight race.
In case you're curious about the types of people who've come out of
the woodwork to boost Johnson, here's an instructive cross-section:
Read more, see tweet and video here.
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