Rahm Emanuel Elected Mayor of Chicago

National Interest
Rahm Emanuel Elected Mayor of Chicago

Published February 23, 2011

| Associated Press


CHICAGO – Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the third-largest U.S. city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel had trounced all his opponents in Tuesday's election with 55 percent of the vote -- a margin that allowed him to avoid an April runoff. He needed more than 50 percent to win outright.

It was the city's first mayoral race in more than 60 years without an incumbent on the ballot and the first in more than two decades without Daley among the candidates. Daley and his father have led Chicago for more than 43 out of the last 56 years.

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He's a Crook just like Barry Odumbo.

wait a minute - his name isn't Daley?

Interesting fact - as the returns show, this race was decided as soon as the courts decided that Emanuel was, in fact, a Chicago resident. The election hinged entirely on that question.

Watch membership with the Standard Club double over the next year.

In 2-3 years, we'll also figure out what kind of promises were made to the machine.

Chicago is a blight on the American landscape as are the people. They make the past govts of Haiti look virtuous.

I was surprised by the results. I really thought Chicago wouldn't elect a carpetbagger. And I also thought a Jewish man wouldn't sell in the historically anti-Semitic community.

Maybe they think Rahm will be able to get Obama to pay down Chicago's debt.

Corruption.

At least we know that strong arm tactics still exist in Chi Town when it comes to elections.

SS109 wrote: I was surprised by the results. I really thought Chicago wouldn't elect a carpetbagger. And I also thought a Jewish man wouldn't sell in the historically anti-Semitic community.

(emphasis added)

I lived in Chi-town from '87 to '92. While it's not a life-time of experience, I think it would count for something.

My teachers were overwhelmingly Jewish (U. Chicago). They were some of the best and brightest in their fields. I also worked for a Jewish woman - who ran a big consulting company up on the loop.

The Chicago burbs have fairly high numbers of Jewish areas (Skokie being one of the more prominent areas).

All of this is to say that in my relatively short exposure, I didn't see Chicago as an especially anti-Semetic area. In fact - one of the city's most elite Gentlemen's club - the Standard Club - was set up by and for Jewish business men.

residenttroll wrote: Corruption.

yep and the corruption continues

bailey bud wrote:

SS109 wrote: I was surprised by the results. I really thought Chicago wouldn't elect a carpetbagger. And I also thought a Jewish man wouldn't sell in the historically anti-Semitic community.

(emphasis added)

I lived in Chi-town from '87 to '92. While it's not a life-time of experience, I think it would count for something.

My teachers were overwhelmingly Jewish (U. Chicago). They were some of the best and brightest in their fields. I also worked for a Jewish woman - who ran a big consulting company up on the loop.

The Chicago burbs have fairly high numbers of Jewish areas (Skokie being one of the more prominent areas).

All of this is to say that in my relatively short exposure, I didn't see Chicago as an especially anti-Semetic area. In fact - one of the city's most elite Gentlemen's club - the Standard Club - was set up by and for Jewish business men.

I must say that anti-semetic community comment has me scratching my head too. My honey grew up in Skokie and is Jewish. We both lived on the near N. side through most of the 90's. Never saw much anti-semetism while there.