"It's Nixon's Fault."
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You get what you elect. The problem in many big American cities, is that the majority of voters within the city limits consist of low information, lower intelligence, benefit-sucking people.
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You get what you elect. The problem in many big American cities, is that the majority of voters within the city limits consist of low information, lower intelligence, benefit-sucking people.
@Jolly said in "It's Nixon's Fault.":
the majority of voters within the city limits consist of low information, lower intelligence, benefit-sucking people.
The last mayoral race in Chicago had a gaggle of people in it. A runoff was declared, and Lori Lightfoot lost out. The two remaining candidates were (Let's go) Brandon Johnson, and Paul Vallas.
Both had ties to the Chicago Public Schools. Vallas was CEO of the Chicago Public Schools up to 2001:
During his tenure at CPS, Vallas led an effort to reform the school system. President Bill Clinton cited his work for raising test scores,[11] balancing the budget, instituting several new programs, including mandatory summer school, and after-school programs, and expanding alternative, charter, and magnet schools.[12] Under Vallas's leadership, the use of standardized testing increased.[13]
Vallas instated zero-tolerance discipline policies. He also expanded the number of non-neighborhood schools, which included selective enrollment high schools, charter schools, and some of the city's first public military schools. He also launched thirteen International Baccalaureate programs in the city's public high school
He went on to manage other School districts in Louisiana, Philadelphia, Bridgeport and others. Long history of management.
Brandon Johnson was a teacher who helped organize teachers' strikes, and was active in GOTV for mayoral elections. He became Cook County Commissioner which he held until his election last year.
The guy's a hack who is beholden to the Chicago Teachers' Union. He also didn't pay his water/sewer bills and had unpaid parking tickets.
But, Vallas was the wrong demographic, IYKWIMAITTYD.
