Low Polls, But No Challenger
- More than half of Chicago voters say they don't want to see Mayor Richard Daley re-elected next year should he decide to run for a record seventh term, a new Tribune/WGN poll shows.
The mayor has been buffeted by a spate of summer violence, a weak economy and a high-profile failure to land the 2016 Olympics. Dissatisfaction abounds, the survey found, over Daley's handling of the crime problem, his efforts to rein in government corruption and his backing of a controversial long-term parking meter system lease.
As a result, the poll found only 37 percent of city voters approve of the job Daley is doing as mayor, compared with 47 percent who disapprove. Moreover, a record-low 31 percent said they want to see Daley re-elected, compared with 53 percent who don't want him to win another term.
But who's in the wings? Daley has managed to keep any potential challengers either out of the city or moved around internally so as to prevent any consolidation of power. Look at a partial list of potentials:
- Vallas - out of town
- Santos - felony record
- Dart - baggage
- Jesse Jr. - Washington DC and Blago damage
- Hoffman - election loser
- Emmanuel - Obama baggage
- assorted aldercreatures - jail, baggage, etc.
There just isn't a strong contender at all.
No, we aren't running either.
No, we aren't running either.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 1:33 AM
98 Comments:
What specifically is Dart's baggage? I haven't heard this.
How about Larry Doody?
He ran for 2nd Ward Alderman and just barley lost - he is as good as any...?
But who's in the wings? Daley has managed to keep any potential challengers either out of the city or moved around internally so as to prevent any consolidation of power. Look at a partial list of potentials:
Ive been screaming this for YEARS!
Same goes for the next Supt. This mongloid leaves, whos next?
How about the Hamburglar?
MRS STROUSE FOR MAYOR.
No one decent would run because the machine would destroy their reputation and run them out of town. Daley will no doubt have one of his stooges run against him just for show.
The machine can be beaten, Jane Byrne beat Bilandic in 1979 and Bilandic was far more popular at the time then mumbles is now.
I would vote for Hoffman
I beg your pardon, SCC, Hoffman could WIN, if he chooses to run.
Shanks has millions in his politcal fund from years of kickbacks, corruption and pay to play. If you run against him you need to risk millions of your own to have a chance. No one will do that unless it's a sure thing.
I haven't found one person in well over two years that likes Daley and wants him to continue as mayor. NOT ONE!!! Everyone is sick of his dictator-like rule. he is killing the city and selling it off. All we need is one decent human being to run and this guy may be done. Even the long time democratics and young liberals are sick of him. HOFFMAN FOR MAYOR!!!
"There just isn't a strong contender at all."
there doesn't have to be an obviously and/or overwhelmingly strong contender.
all there has to be is:
1. a contender who can survive the board of election's minefield of nominating petition challenges
2. a contender who is not easily recognized as being either a machine shill or a crony of any of the various neighborhood hucksters
3. a contender who is either active/retired CPD or active/retired CFD and does not fit the descriptions in #2.
man or woman, black, brown, white or purple, as long as he/she doesn't smell of the stench of the machine or the various 'community groups' fronting for the machine, that person will have the best shot to date of pulling off a 'cohen'.
and least we forget, 50, count them, 50 alderman seats will also be up for grabs this time around.
and the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot for these seats, in our city's legislative branch, is far less than for the mayor's fart stained chair.
as the 'King' once sang, "It's now or never....".
or was that old Dino.....?
Rahm needs out of WH stat. Obama's inability to communicate w/the public is Rahm's monkey.
Obama's eye-rolling sound bite about finding someone's "ass to kick" in the gulf is proof poz.
Any GOPers want a great job?
Its to bad Claypool is running for Cook County Assessor. The motto should be anyone but Daley. Change will come eventually. Lets get it started, the Daley Family control over Chicago must end. I would choose Mr Magoo over Daley. Let Magoo run the city for a term and then choose someone else. At least Magoo is honest. Honesty and the Daley name are like vinigear and oil. Daley is on the express train to Hell!!!
how about someone with an ''r'' next to their name? maybe we can be rescued from this liberal socialist shithole.....who am i kidding.
What is Dart's baggage?
If anything, he seems to be building support in the minority community. Presumably, he'd have the backing of the 19th Ward crew. Can't move fast enough to mug for the cameras.
Mayor Daley has become a total embarrassment for this city, with all this "pay to play" crap going on!
There is still time to find someone to run against this dope!
If he gets a "massive chest grabber" just like his father did in office, in the 70's, then that will make it even easier!
What about Tom Tunney or Joe Moore?
John Fritchey has already been annoying Daley with his suggestions for a National Guard call-up to fight Chicago's street violence. He knows the Guard is not really the answer. He's been doing it to turn up the heat on City Hall.
Fritchey's been a state Senator for 14 years and is poised to become a Cook County Commissioner in the fall after winning election to Forrest Claypool's seat. This guy is a man to watch. He's a sincere guy who has his head in the right place, no political baggage or skeletons in the closet, and is a pro-police advocate. He's on the right side of most of the political BS in Springfield, but with Madigan controlling EVERYTHING down there, ala Daley up here, nothing gets done.
If there's a real negative side to him, I haven't heard about it yet (well, except that he's a lawyer!). I don't know if he'd even run, but he's certainly on the radar as a dark horse candidate that could win. Like most of the others, however, I wouldn't look for him to run AGAINST Daley, only if Daley retires. Past candidates who have run against the mayor have found it to be political suicide. But then again, who knows?
Mark my words, though. John Fritchey is a name you'll hear again and could be your next mayor.
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If you know of anyone in the police department dont be afraid to run cause you never maybe you can become the mayor of this city..........................................................................................
Someone has to step up. If not then God might have to step in with the grabber. It's only fair.
CLAYPOOL?
Commander R. Lopez for mayor.
1st Watch 025 P.O.
What a shame and if anyone tries to run daley will call barry at the white house and sic the feds on them! Corruption rules, and daley will walk right in again as the sheep and the 50 cowards answer "yessir master!!
Emmanuel does not have Obama baggage, he has his own. He is s borderline crook. Aftr his stint in Illinois government, this B.A. in communications guy, or whatever his degree was, received a lucrative employment deal with some place that deals with ComEd. He got multimillions over about 2 years for 'brokering deals.' Huge money and no training for that stuff, yet he was sought out to deal with ComEd . How lucky.
JIMMY MAUER...
PLEASE RUN FOR MAYOR
THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING POSSIBLE FOR THE CPD AND THE REST OF THE CITIZENS AS WELL.
Are you all registered to vote?
anita alvarez may throw her hat into the ring---- daley may not even run again----- how can crime be up when we have all these softball missions going on....
Anonymous said...
What about Tom Tunney or Joe Moore?
7/17/2010 07:25:00 AM
What are you smoking?
Tom Tunney may run. He's got the Boystown money behind him and believe me the gay community is a powerful lobby these days.
Brendan Reilly may throw his hat in the ring too.
Fuck, right now if Bozo the Clown came out of retirement I would vote for him.
Wait! The Bozos are already in office!!!!!
This isn't a joke, so don't laugh. Beatrice Cuello is weighing her options regarding the mayoral race. She has been quietly trying to assess her support among the hispanic politicians. Like I said, don't laugh, because hispanics are fast becoming the largest voting bloc in the city. She has been told that she can easily overcome those past incidents with the daughter and her boyfriend, too. Of course, the mayor could cut that challenge off "at the knees" by appointing her superintendent. Interesting...
It's a family thing and Patrick
Daley is sequestered off-stage
being primed to take over the mayor's job if his old man decides
to step down. It's a "Daley" thing.
And it is so sad that we citizens
of Chicago have become so pathetic
that we really don't give a hoot
who runs for mayor and we won't try
to find a back an honest person for
the job. And by honest I mean someone who will at least attempt
to attend to the needs of all the
people of Chicago, regardless of
their race or neighborhood, and as
a shout-out to the Police, will let
them kick-asses and do what needs
to be done to keep the citizens safe.
hoffman could win , he knows where the corruption is.
he could run as a reformer and tell how da mayor's machine tied his hands so he couldn't investigate criminal activity
37% approve?? Yaaaa that seem kinda high.
Mike Shields for mayor!
John Fritchey?! Please. He the son in law to corrupt disgraced zoning alderman Banks. NO thanks.
Sgt. Don Jerome for mayor !!
The voters must be fluid.
Vote for ANYONE that can beat him. I just had this discussion with my neighbor. I would vote for a disinterred Al Capone against Daley. If the new Mayor doesn't do well in the next four, you get rid of him. At least he doesn't have the machine in place to steal us blind and keep himself in office.
That should be the mantra this election. Out with the old thieves, let's see what the new guys got.
Don't count out Hoffman yet, SCC.
I'm taking the (glass) 1/2 FULL approach.
The election he lost now opens up the opportunity for him to 'run' for mayor.
But you are right, he certainly manages to win by default as most of his opponents could get a job at ORD with all the 'baggage' they carry.
When asked WHO will be elected for this spot, I reply...
"Say a prayer, it's NOT da mere!"
At this point anybody has a good chance!
One word: Miriam Santos (if Rudy will let her)
Garrido or Sheilds.....we can do it!
What about me? I may be a hemorrhoid, but I'm not an asshole!
Well, just a minute. Assholes aren't necessarily bad: Everybody needs one. But nobody needs a hemorrhoid: A pain in the ass!
Well, it was just a thought!
Senator Christine Radogno would make a great candidate!
Tom Dart is a product of the totally corrupt 19th Ward. If Daley farts, Tom says pardon me. No balls, not all that smart, and worst of all a loyal LIBERAL democRAT!
He has NOT ONCE ever publically disagreed with our retardo mayor.
Just another hack with a "really interesting familial connection" to organizesd crime.
Think big time gambling...lol
Note to If I was running things:
Do you think we’re all stupid? John Fritchey is the biggest phony and opportunist in Illinois politics. Has he ever spoken out against Madigan or Daley?
You seem to have a great grasp of his resume, yet you failed to mention he’s related to the 36th ward Banks family, who run zoning in Chicago. I would think many would consider that a skeleton or “baggage”.
On another note, Miriam Santos did do time, but so did Harold Washington and we not only elected him mayor after he got out, but we named our biggest library after him. Never say never, unless were talking about Fritchey’s chance for mayor.
Dart is a political hack plain and simple. If you vote for him and he wins, look at it as nothing more than an continuation of the Daley regime. Dart is NOT the guy we want in ANY office or place of with power. Now Fritchy or Hoffman, I could wrap my arms around either one of them.
I can't run against him, I don't have the cash! How about the pawnbroker guy that ran for lt. gov. ?
Tony Peraica
Peter Fitzgerald THE BEST CHOICE
If I Was Running Things said John Fritchey is the MAN and he has no baggage. R U kidding. He has been chasing every skirt in Springpatch, thinks only with his little head and is running for County Board because he wore out his welcome downstate. He has made some of the most stupid statements ever, like bring the National Guard to Chicago. If you think a guy who wants to bring in the National Guard due to an increase in crime is a friend of the CPD, I have bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
Fritchey is a joke.
Nice try though "If I was Running Things" a/k/a John Fritchey.
how about a strong conservative businessman who has an idea what he is doing instead of these whore democrats
Guys don't believe the Hoffman hype. If he wasn't in their pocket he would have uncovered more corruption then he did.
If 1 of these 2 guys run they will have my vote. Miguel Del Valle or Raymond Orozco. Other then them I have heard of nobody who impresses me.
how many signatures do you need to get onto the ballot legally?
No more Democrats. The only good Democrat is an indicted Democrat. Claypool is no independent or reformer. He is a machine hack. He shares- or used to share- office space in the 47th Ward Democratic Committeeman's office- Eugene Schulter- another corrupt Alderman.
Hoffman is a joke. Just another rich elitist with too much money and no ideas.
The real problem will be replacing the den of thieves- the whole city council. But, most voters are idiots and they will vote their beloved criminals back into office.
Don't matter about baggage, Daley has more than all of them combined.
He can't throw any mud on any of them, he's KING PIG!!!
I think Hoffman or Santos should take him on.
And so what about Santos'felony conviction, look at Walter Burnett!
Hey NRA and Republican party get your machine and war chest together and find a moderate to take Daley on!!!
DALEY CAN AND WILL BE BEATEN, I'M DITCHING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY ARE THE WORST ,AND I WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN IF THE REPUBLICANS SLATE A CLEAN, MODERATE CANDIDATE!!!!
OR MAYBE HOFFMAN CAN SWITCH PARTIES!!!!
IF YOU REPUBLICANS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EXERTING POWER UP TO THE WHITE HOUSE NOW IS THE TIME TO START-TAKE CHICAGO NOW!!! PUT IN A REPUBLICAN MAYOR!!!!
F@#K THE CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTIES!!!
Harold Washington was voted in after doing time for not paying ANY taxes for thirty years and going to prison for that offense, owing close to twenty thousand in utility bills, law license suspende for taking money from clients and not performing his legel duties, known for running out of restaurants and not paying the bill. Santos has a real good chance of being elected in this city.
IF I WAS RUNNING THINGS . said...
John Fritchey has already been annoying Daley with his suggestions for a National Guard call-up to fight Chicago's street violence. He knows the Guard is not really the answer. He's been doing it to turn up the heat on City Hall.
Fritchey's been a state Senator for 14 years and is poised to become a Cook County Commissioner in the fall after winning election to Forrest Claypool's seat. This guy is a man to watch. He's a sincere guy who has his head in the right place, no political baggage or skeletons in the closet, and is a pro-police advocate. He's on the right side of most of the political BS in Springfield, but with Madigan controlling EVERYTHING down there, ala Daley up here, nothing gets done.
If there's a real negative side to him, I haven't heard about it yet (well, except that he's a lawyer!). I don't know if he'd even run, but he's certainly on the radar as a dark horse candidate that could win. Like most of the others, however, I wouldn't look for him to run AGAINST Daley, only if Daley retires. Past candidates who have run against the mayor have found it to be political suicide. But then again, who knows?
Mark my words, though. John Fritchey is a name you'll hear again and could be your next mayor.
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7/17/2010 07:32:00 AM
You claim to be opposed to the machine, but through your intimate knowledge of Chicago politics, you failed to recognize who Fritchey is tied in with. His father in law is the former alderman/chairman of the committee on zoning, Bill Banks. Fritchey is a zoning attorney. Banks got Fritchey elected.
Get use to it. No one can beat this rat Daley. He has stolen millions to spend. Every crooked reverend, and thats just about all of them, is deep in his pocket.
The union bosses kiss his ass even as he screws their members.
Most city workes would rarther die than vote for a Reupblican. They dont know why but thats the way it is.
The yuppies and liberals love him for all the flowers he has planted. Too dunb to realize that he has made a fortune in kickbacks, doing it.
The US Attorney Fitzgerald, is obviously in his pocket as well.
Everyone in Chicago knows what a crook Daley is, everyone that is except Fitz, the myopic moron.
What specifically is Dart's baggage? I haven't heard this.
He is a 19th ward DEMOCRAP. That is all.
Claypool= good guy, family man, no known corruption.
Joe Moore= good,but too soft, maybe after he was punched on the face,he learned.
Tom Tunney= good businessman, good relations with the police, and TAKES CARE OF HIS WARD...the only alderman who picks a broom and shovel on street cleaning days, then goes all over his ward pulling garbge out for the sweepers.
By the way DEMOCRAP was NOT a typo.
Anonymous said...
I would vote for Hoffman
7/17/2010 02:25:00 AM
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Why?
Anonymous said...
Its to bad Claypool is running for Cook County Assessor.
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Cesspool was no friend of the working man. Ask people who worked at CTA about him.
dart has alienated the 19th ward thats good enough for now....more to follow.
Hee-Hee-Hee..He said Doody.
Hoffman needs to get out there and announce he's running. He stands a helluva chance at winning. Come on Hoffie get that ball rolling.
"There just isn't a strong contender at all."
there doesn't have to be an obviously and/or overwhelmingly strong contender.
all there has to be is:
1. a contender who can survive the board of election's minefield of nominating petition challenges
2. a contender who is not easily recognized as being either a machine shill or a crony of any of the various neighborhood hucksters
3. a contender who is either active/retired CPD or active/retired CFD and does not fit the descriptions in #2.
man or woman, black, brown, white or purple, as long as he/she doesn't smell of the stench of the machine or the various 'community groups' fronting for the machine, that person will have the best shot to date of pulling off a 'cohen'.
and least we forget, 50, count them, 50 alderman seats will also be up for grabs this time around.
and the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot for these seats, in our city's legislative branch, is far less than for the mayor's fart stained chair.
as the 'King' once sang, "It's now or never....".
or was that old Dino.....?
7/17/2010 03:46:00 AM
Ya add that as long as it's not some cpd political hack who enjoyed all that the mayor gave him as he moved through the ranks of cpd but now is disgruntled cause he finally went too far. Can't trust and retired cpd like that either. They have too many friends in city hall that will continue the same agenda we have now.
What about Mauer?
I don't care who's running. I will
not vote democrat!!!
how about a strong conservative businessman who has an idea what he is doing instead of these whore democrats
7/17/2010 01:29:00 PM
ditto on that comment....but they all live in Dupage Co., not in crooked county.
Summer violence? Wasn't Ernie supposed to take care of that?
rocky wirtz for mayor
Anonymous said...
Claypool= good guy, family man, no known corruption.
Joe Moore= good,but too soft, maybe after he was punched on the face,he learned.
Tom Tunney= good businessman, good relations with the police, and TAKES CARE OF HIS WARD...the only alderman who picks a broom and shovel on street cleaning days, then goes all over his ward pulling garbge out for the sweepers.
7/17/2010 04:43:00 PM
No he isn't. Scott Waguespack, alderman of the 32nd ward, walks around his ward on weekends and I have seen him putting up street cleaning signs himself, tying them to the trees and street poles.
He is one of the only, if not the only, alderman NOT to take the automatic raise, thus, his salary is forever behind the other aldermen.
Anonymous said...
What about Tom Tunney or Joe Moore?
7/17/2010 07:25:00 AM
What are you smoking?
7/17/2010 09:00:00 AM
Exactly. And have you been smoking it long enough to cause brain damage?
Anyone Please RUN
The machine can be beaten, Jane Byrne beat Bilandic in 1979 and Bilandic was far more popular at the time then mumbles is now.
Look what happened to Jane Byrne. She like the police. Those were four of the best years I worked on the job.
WHAT ABOUT SEIZER?????????????????
What about Mauer?
WTF Id vote for Richie over him
How about a real war hero vet from amongst our ranks-Mauer is the complete opposite of that the wannabe Patton
how about a strong conservative businessman who has an idea what he is doing instead of these whore democrats.
Now I think you are on the right track here, but I think it has to be an African American. There are many conservative African Americans who know the real score. If we can combine all conservatives behind him/her, sort of like a "Tea Party" thing it would be a great thing. Question is Who?
I would vote for Hoffman...
mike shields for Mayor........... Stand up guy, stand up family......... He fights for the city workers!!!!!!!
"Now Fritchy or Hoffman, I could wrap my arms around either one of them.
7/17/2010 11:20:00 AM"
at about waist level?
A anybody
B but
D daley
A.B.D
We can trust J. Dabe, right?!
Too many White cops voted for Daley all these years!
Tunney?
WTF are you smoking AND drinking!
According to a retired source of ours,(vice)there way too much funny shit being protected in and around boystown and no that wasn't a pun. None of it is being looked into because the gay/lesbian/transgender community is a loyal voting bloc, has a lot of money and is very noisy when anything threatens the way things are normally done.
Shortshanks knows and makes sure it is known that boystown is a no fly zone regarding any investigative activity by CPD.
Tunney ain't as friendly or as pure as the driven through snow...
FWIW...
The Northside alderfools seem to us more vicious and anti-Police than their South & West Side litter mates. The South & West Siders will literally stand on the corner and yell "fuck the Police" to all who pass by. The North Siders will shake hands to make sure you're un-armed and whispers "fuck the Police" in your ear while a confederate shanks you between the shoulder blades.
Vote all of them out.
They were too proud, fat and sassy to stand up in the open and say shit on you, your contract and your raise. The implication is shit on people who actually have to get up and work for a living in this town.
Anonymous said...
WHAT ABOUT SEIZER?????????????????
7/17/2010 10:10:00 PM
He runs it
Blogger Cpdcoppurr said...
mike shields for Mayor........... Stand up guy, stand up family......... He fights for the city workers!!!!!!!
7/18/2010 01:00:00 AM
Good guy but sorry he will not even run for fop president as greg bella told him no! Maybe the elite got to him also??
I've been thinking Huberman is being groomed as the heir to the throne.
David Orr. Spread the word.
The pond we live in is tainted and anyone that the media would like would be even worse than short shanks.
All of these politicians are just too eager to give away money to people who didn't earn it by removing it from an employed persons wallet.
If a person took money from another with the threat of force, it's called robbery. If the government does it, it's called taxes.
The tea party movement is mostly made up of people who are tired of an intrusive government that takes too much of our money. But the drones and the liberal media are determined to discredit them at all costs.
Gotta love it, stand up and say you have taken enough, stop. The drones, the media, liberal politicians and even the NAACP all cry foul. BIGOTS, RACISTS, why they're "Tea-Baggers"! Now have someone who determines that not enough of your money is already taken and wants you to give even more, why they're far-sighted, visionary, they care about others.
As Margaret Thatcher said, The only problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Before he got back into Congress, Rahm Emanuel made a lot of money serving on the board of FNMA (Fannie Mae). During that time Fannie Mae was busy running up the enormous pile of bad mortgages
which is now costing the taxpayers 100s of billion$. Fannie Mae also got caught fiddling its books to generate bogus profits so the CEO could collect a bonus. But Old Rahm "saw no evil, heard no evil, spoke no evil."
Joe Moore is a thoroughgoing sleaze. He is in bed with a bunch of crooked developers, and uses his position to harass citizens who annoy him or one of his cronies (by, say, noting code violations on
their properties, or painting their own back staircase the "wrong" color).
Just a civilian (who livss in the 49th Ward)
"I've been thinking Huberman is being groomed as the heir to the throne.
7/18/2010 02:38:00 PM"
you're thinking of another kind of throne.
Doody didn't just barely lose in the 2nd ward election, he came inlast in a five person field.
Jim Laski. He is more honest than Daley.
"Jim Laski. He is more honest than Daley.
7/19/2010 09:34:00 AM"
in that case, let's wait for ike to return.
Neil Giuntoli, actor who wrote and starred in the long running hit play "Hizzoner".
square, on the level regular joe, knows public policy, pro police, pro law and order, pro business, but not owned by anybody.
an interesting guy, known him since we were kids, joined the Navy at 17,and went into intelligence, got out, came back home and went to work on the CME as a runner, and became a working actor.
not afraid to go toe to toe with anybody, and spit in their eye if he thinks they're a stuffed shirt.
wrote a hit play on old man Daley, and shanks screwed him. MSG, which owned the Chicago Theater wanted the show to run on State Street. Shanks put a nail in that idea, but quick.
Kass loves him, he has no experience in government, but he's a stand up guy, and maybe those are qual's enough, given the sewer that city govt has become.
Neil Giuntoli, an outsider, right out of the blue. That would rock the boat. look into him.
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